Govt punishes Teachers Union of Malawi

Government says it has stopped collecting membership fee from teachers on behalf of teachers on behalf of Teachers Union of Malawi.

Government action is punishment after teachers strike

The move will strangle TUM of over K450 million per year.

Government  deducts teacher’s K500 individual membership fee at source on behalf of Teachers Union of Malawi.

TUM has a membership of 76000, translating into K38 million a month, which is K456 million a year.

“There has never been any audit on this money and Tum has never been accountable… government has decided to give this money back to its owners,it’s up to them to give it to Tum,” a government official  said.

Meanwhile, the government has obtained a court injunction, to force teachers stop their strike over covid-19 risk allowances.

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28 replies on “Govt punishes Teachers Union of Malawi”

  1. This government is quickly becoming stupid. We the teachers will issue a standing order with our banks and the banks will be remitting 500 kwacha to TUM on our behalf. Zopusa sitikufuna.

  2. Teachers don’t you see that this government is killing your TUM ? Don’t be myopic problem yanu si Covid allowance yokha basi ai. Mukalola Boma kukuphelani TUM yi mtsogolo muno mukakhala ndi mavuto will you go individually to present them and zikamveka ? Ganizani mofatsa.

  3. Kikikikiki very laughable. Govt says TUM not audited? Ahahhaha Chakwera has failed to explain to Malawians how he blew 6.2bn ya covid, only 8 months.

    Divide and Rule. It will end in tears for Govt.

    Divide and rule never works. Dictatorship rising slowly.

  4. Kkkkkk izi ndiye zibwana za mchombo lende zija adazinena Manganya in those days. How can you disband TUM like that? TUM can you take govt to court bcoz what they are doing is against freedom of expression and association which has been there since 1994. Wanzeru akhale Chakwera ndi Chilima. Muluzi, Joyce, Malewezi, APM, Cassim and Khumbo mulangizeni munthu uyu mwakhalapo inu mmipando all nyansi zoterezi kunalibeko why nooooow? I mean why noooooooooooooooooooooow! Tithana basi dont think ndinu maduli dziko ili tinakuthandizani kumulanda APM muwona nyekhwee imene anayiwona anzanu and will take DPP back come 2025!!

  5. The wise would say ‘let’s not compromise any trade union by such tactics as divide-and-rule (trying to collaborate with some new faction headed by the greedy union vice-president), forcing our way against TUM by non-sustenable means such as court injunctions, and worse of all taking deliberate efforts to compromise trade unions by being instrumental in affecting their funding. All these methods have one underlying principle in common namely oppression’. Having said that, the wise will proceed to do wisely by undertaking measures that abide by the principles of promoting contact, dialogue, and understanding in order to achieve mutual understanding, reconciliation and peaceful co-existence without infringing the other’s space, freedom, and right to speech, association, and expression’. That’s according to the wise.

  6. Let the fight begin. You were told these are crocodiles but could not listen. They will kill us all

  7. A lasting solution is needed and this is definitely not it. Covid is coming in waves and will soon be back and so will this circus. Can government purchase the required PPEs for the teachers safety. How many lives do you think teachers have?

    1. Teachers want money not PPE s. Ku chipatala ma Health Worker amagulilidwa ma PPE koma mphunzitsi ndi umohawi wake akufuna apatsidwe ndalama kuti akagule yekha zomwe mphunzitsi sangakagule. Timawadziwa aphunzitsi ndi osusuka heavy pa ndalama

  8. Izi ndiye nsete..unsaid it before that this reverend will.be a worse dictator that the tin pot HKN

    1. It’s Malimba who is frustrated. Plans are there to improve their welfare and salaries. There are no plans to pay someone a meagre 30 grand over something he is not entitled to citing risk.

  9. good move Govt, we parents knows kuti teachers ain’t problem, problem is TUM leadership, especially Willy malimba, he is being used by some evil politicians. last time when vice of TUM called an end of strike, all teachers were set to resume their duties, only to be stopped by this one and only, malimba. he can’t bite the hand that feed his association for ever. let him collect that mk500 tithe by himself, maybe those pushing him from opposition will help him accomplishing this task

    1. the decision MAY BE SEEN AS intimidation. if they go to court thier is high possibility that the court decide in favour of TUM. why? timing may be seen a problem. why implementing it now in the midst of a conflict. at the end of the day if this is implimented , unions will be weak

  10. Government is being childish. We all know it’s not about the audit. Can you please give the teachers PPEs, if not give them allowances and let’s move on. You chewed 6.2 billion that you could have used to purchase PPEs for.

    1. They have already given them PPE and a vaccine is available for everyone. It’s TUM leadership that don’t want to move on from the bogus risk allowance demand. Now Malinda is left holding an empty bag in his hand because he was being unreasonable & stubborn. Any disruption in teacher union representation should squarely be placed at Malinda’s feet.

      Where in Africa are they giving out risk allowances to teachers?!

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