Government operations will be disrupted from January 9 as civil servants are due to go on strike to, among others, force government give them salary increase due to escalating cost of living.
Madalitso Njolomole
According to a letter by the Civil Servants Trade Union addressed to the chairperson of government negotiating team, civil servants are planning to hold national wide strike from 9 January until the grievances have been resolved.
The letter has been jointly signed by Madalitso Njolomole, secretary general for CSTU and Teachers Union of Malawi general secretary, Charles Kumchenga.
Njolomole said the strike follows failure by government to increase salaries for civil servants despite a series of engagement over the matter which followed concern of economic hardships facing the nation.
There has not been any immediate comment from government.
As far as am concerned govt doesn’t need to take time thinking about this…. It’s very justifiable that the salaries must be raised due to the higher levels of leaving we’re going through…. Everything is expensive now u talk of school fees, rental fees and daily expenses transport and what so ever but you’ll find out that pipo are receiving same salaries… Thus not fair. On top of that, we are in amidst of a cholera outbreak this strike will have a great impact on this outbreak as nobody will be there to attend petients thus why am saying Govt… Read more »
nsabwendiimeneyitu basi.
1 year ago
Ambili mwa io ankangosainila ma allowance ncito yake osagwila.
Ku office kubwera 0900 kuweluka 1400.hrs.
Eh!!!!!!
As far as am concerned govt doesn’t need to take time thinking about this…. It’s very justifiable that the salaries must be raised due to the higher levels of leaving we’re going through…. Everything is expensive now u talk of school fees, rental fees and daily expenses transport and what so ever but you’ll find out that pipo are receiving same salaries… Thus not fair. On top of that, we are in amidst of a cholera outbreak this strike will have a great impact on this outbreak as nobody will be there to attend petients thus why am saying Govt… Read more »
Ambili mwa io ankangosainila ma allowance ncito yake osagwila.
Ku office kubwera 0900 kuweluka 1400.hrs.
Eh!!!!!!