Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) have expressed delightment with the decision by the new Tonse Alliance government to increase the Tax Free Band from K50 000 to K100 000 as per promised in their campaign manifesto. Finance minister Felix Mlusu announced the good news on Tuesday as he presented a provisional budget in parliament. […]
Commentators have described as cheer hypocrisy assertions by the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) that a call by opposition alliance partners MCP and UTM Party for workers to boycott work on Friday in protest against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah and the commissioners to administer the […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has urged employers whose working premises harbour more than 100 employees to split their workers into shifts as a measure of reducing congestion amid the threat of coronavirus (Covid-19). MCTU has also asked employers to still pay their workers if they decide to temporarily close their businesses to prevent infection and […]
Taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is conducting what it describes as a labour justice audit in which the rights body is calling for submissions of testimonies and complaints regarding labour rights violations committed against Malawians by foreign dominated companies and businesses. MHRC is established under the constitution of the Republic of Malawi with the function […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU)has backed government over its decision to drop the Bill which would abolish use of tenancy labour in tobacco production. MCTU Secretary General Denis Kalekeni said the only option to address problems which go with tenancy services is abolish the whole system of employment. Tenancy labour system involves the provision […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) in collaboration with government officials will soon start inspecting companies in a drive to enhance rights of workers. MCTU General Secretary Dennis Kalekeni said in an interview the move comes after observing continued cases of abuse in the labor force. Kalekeni said the cases of workers’ rights infringement […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has appealed to the Ministry of Labour to put in place monitoring mechanisms to ensure employers comply with government laws and policies such as that of minimum wage for employees. Recently, Malawi News Agency (Mana) was approached by employees from an indoor cleaning company (name withheld) who were fired for protesting […]
Embattled Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia has refused to resign or even apologise for her order to arrest 14 National Registration Bureau (NRB) officers in Mzuzu, justifying her action as good citizenship. The 14 were arrested by Mzuzu police on Sunday 17th September, 2017 and were charged with unlawful assembly and […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has demanded an open apology from Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia and government spokesperson condemning Chiumia’s conduct where she ordered the arrest of 14 National Registration Bureau otherwise they will take the matter to Geneva during International Labour Organization General Assembly. MCTU is also demanding immediate […]
President Peter Mutharika has said his administration will ensure it raise a minimum wage from the current K687.70 per day. Mutharika was responding to the appeal by the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) to raise minimum wage. Speaking on Monday May 1 in commemorating International Labour Day, MCTU president Luther Mambala said the current […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika Thursday threatened to deport any foreign employer who would utter any discriminatory remarks or treat Malawians with no respect at work place or anywhere in the country. Mutharika made the remarks at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when a delegation of the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) paid him courtesy call […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has asked the government to raise minimum wage to K40000 from K20000 due to escalating cost of living. MCTU secretary general Pontiphar Kalichero said the union will soon be meeting government officials to discuss the matter. “Statistics show that the cost of living is at K80000 to K100000 depending […]
President Peter Mutharika on Sunday joined Malawians in paying tribute to contributions and achievements – both social and economic- of workers in the country as he led Malawians in celebrating the International Labour Day which falls on May 1. The International Labour Day was set aside to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers across the […]
Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) has disowned a call from National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (NONM) and Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) to issue an ultimatum or industrial action to demand government to pay salary arrears for health workers in mission hospitals. CHAM Chairman Father Peter Mulomole said the association’s secretariat was not consulted when […]
Students at the University of Malawi (Unima) are likely to face academic disruption as the support staff at Unima, which comprises Chancellor College, the Polytechnic and College of Medicine on Thursday started strike aimed at forcing government to give them 45 percent salary increase. Lower-paid employees, such as administration staff, security guards and library assistants […]
University of Malawi Workers Union have threatened to strike, demanding pay rise. Unima support staff, through the University Workers Trade Union (UWTU), are demanding not less than 45 percent or up to 75 percent salary increment the 25 percent being offered by the government. It is also understood that academic members of staff will embark […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has claimed to have information that most young people who were sent to foreign countries through the labour export initiative of the Joyce Banda’s administration want to come back home. MCTU claims to have received negative reports indicating that most of the youths were subjected to harsh conditions […]
Mzuzu based Mimosa Court Hotel owned by Minister of Agriculture, Peter Mwanza has fired 21 workers for demanding a 100 percent pay hike saying the Hotel is a private company owned by individuals, not a public corporation or a government entity. The workers were irked that many of them were getting MK9,000 per month despite […]