Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) leaders on Monday pleaded with President Joyce Banda to include them in various diplomatic appointments as well as board members of parastatals. In a meeting MCTU held with the Malawi leader at her Kamuzu Palace, the leaders in return pledged to work with the government of President Banda to ensure socio-economic […]
President Joyce Banda has lauded the labour union movement in Malawi for unrelentingly fighting for better working conditions and rights for workers. Fresh from unveiling an audit report, otherwise known as the State of the Nation Address on May 17, 2013, of a successful year and a promise of an assured future, President Banda has […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has cautioned government to tread carefully on exporting Malawians to foreign lands, barely days after government announced it will be sending job seekers to the Middle East. Government said illt wi export labour to Kuwait and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. “Applicants must be Malawians citizens, have a […]
Sugar plantation areas register high rate of gender-based violence against women with about 10-15 cases reported every three months, Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has disclosed. The disclosure was made during a commemoration of International Women’s Day by Hotel Food Processing and Catering Workers Union (HFPCMU), an affiliate to MCTU in Blantyre on Friday. […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has condemned government for creating confusion in resolving the on-going industrial action by civil servants, saying its actions are not done in ‘good faith’ and has since called upon all its affiliates to support the strike. Meanwhile, Consumer Associations of Malawi (Cama) has also thrown its weight behind the […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU), the mother body of trade unions in the country, has said that the January consumer strike being organised by the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) will be one of the issues to be discussed when the union leaders meet President Joyce Banda. MCTU Secretary General Pontius Kalichero told the […]
There was electricity in the air as the jubilant delegates and observers that filled the conference hall at the Malawi Sun Hotels in Blantyre sang, cheered and ululated as they ushered in new leadership of Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) on Sunday at the labour movement’s 5th Quadrennial Congress. The election, however, showed its […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) officials on Sunday swallowed their pride and apologized for mistreating members of the media who came to cover the official opening of the organization’s 5th Quadrennial congress at Malawi Sun Hotels in Blantyre on Friday. Making the apology at the close of the three-day conference, MCTU’s outgoing secretary […]
Journalists, who went to cover the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) 5th Quadrennial Congress at Malawi Sun Hotels in Blantyre on Friday, left the venue a disappointed lot after being released without being given neither lunch nor an upkeep allowance, as it has always been the norm. The scribes were particularly annoyed as the incident […]
The Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecama) and that Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) have proposed a 150 percent minimum wage increase to mitigate the effects of a collapsing economy which has resulted in the rising cost of living. MCTU Secretary General Robert Mkwezalamba said the union had proposed a minimum wage of K10, […]
The Malawi economic crisis is slowly bringing the country to its knees as companies have cut down production leading to over 20,000 job losses so far. This has been confirmed by Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) which says unavailability of foreign exchange and fuel scarcity are the major causes of low production and job […]