Truck drivers tell HRDC hands off on strike
Officials from Truck Drivers Association have told Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) hands off on the impending December 2 strike.
Spokesperson for the association Paul Kachitsa said the truck drivers do not want the strike for better pay to be highly politicized.
“They should stay away from the strike. In fact, we want truck drivers only to participate in the strike, no one else,” said Kachitsa.
Kachitsa comments follow HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo’s recent endorsement of the strike.
When told of the concern, Mtambo laughed off the matter.
He said HRDC commented on the issue after some members of the truck drivers’ association approached the rights activists on the matter.
The truck drivers want to go on strike after their employers refused to implement the average K100,000 pay which the drivers had agreed with the government.
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This man called Ntambo is proving to be a mad person fit for the mental hospital. Take your useless demonstrations to Burundi or to Nsundwe where people only know about Nyau.
Timothy Mtambo is a big Idiot I suppose kkk.He cannot use truck drivers as if they are so desperate for high perks kkk.Let them alone ,kuzolowela eti kkk.Politicks mwachepa nayo!!!Tawafunsani anzanu Bingu anawauza kuti if you want politics just come into play and we wrestle kkk.Awawa a Mtambo is just being used as the puppet for MCP kkkk.Chilima have just realized that these hooligans are not truly for Opposition but merely for MCP kkk
KOMANSO 99.9 % OF THE DRIVERS ARE NOT EDUCATED ” ENOUGH ” TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY. NDIYE ASATISOKOSE APA.
TRUCK OWNERS, PLEASE GROUND ALL YOUR TRUCKS AND LET US SEE KUTI AZIYENDETSA CHANI.
DPP WOYEEEEEEEEEE IFE WE ARE THE NSUNDWE USE CADETS KUNAMIZA ANTHU PA SOCIAL MEDIA IFE WE ARE ON THE GROUND
The truck owners themselves are the ones approaching HRDC to cox truck drivers to go on strike, they even pledged K50 million kwacha to HRDC in order to champion this, of which approached HRDC leadership about the proposal, so HRDC is right they were approached, Drivers too are right to tell HRDC hands off, what Drivers don’t know is that their own bosses are the ones pushing them to strike.
Tiyeni uko mwatopa ndi kuba diseal eti nanga za matola Zimapita kuti
Are these truck drivers employed by Govt or individuals. If they are employed by individuals, they should make an an agreement with the owners of trucks. Those who are not your members let them do their business as usual though picketing is allowed.
To owners of trucks this i s the time to train your children and relatives to run your businesses , to avoid disruptions like these.
Great suggestion
You have misunderstood the issue. The govt sets the minimum payment for truck drivers as such, it is difficult for the truck drivers to negotiate better pay with the owners as the current minimum is very low.
Great Thinker indeed,I salute you for the suggestion
I salute you Truck Drivers the strike that you made last time was not marred by any violence there were zero deaths you conducted it professionally.Don’t allow evil minded organisations to endorsed your well deserved strike that wants to see fruits coming. HRDC messed up Albino demos and they are continuing messing up elections demos don’t allow them to endorse.Honestly Truck drivers strike was well understood by everybody and that’s hte reason it will bear fruits keep on fighting for your welfare you can do it minus HRDC.
SOME OF YOU GUYS HERE YOU ARE JUST COMMENTING OUT OF IGNORANCE.
THE WHOLE PLAN IS TO PUNISH GAFFAR AND OTHER FOREIGN TRUCK OWNERS IN MALAWI SO THAT MULLI AND OTHER DPP CADETS CAN TAKE OVER THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AND MONOPOLISE IT.
RIGHT NOW AS IT IS SANGAKWANITSE COZ RASHY HAS FACILITIES AND EXPERTISE TO HANDLE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS. PLUS ITS AN INDUSTRY THAT REQUIRES THE OPERATOR TO HAVE ENOUGH CASH FLOW IN THE BANK TO FUND THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS.
RASHY HAS BEEN A HAULAGE BROKER FOR MANY YEARS IN MALAWI AND THIS DOES NOT PLEASE THE GREEDY DPP CADETS. MA DRIVER AKU MALAWI NDI MBAVA ZENI ZENI MOTI 90% OF THESE TRUCK DRIVERS THEY HAVE GOT THEIR OWN CARS, TRUCKS AND THEY HAVE BIG BUSINESSES VIA KUBA MAFUTA.
MALAWI AS A COUNTRY IS MAKING IN-TRANSIT LOSSES FROM FUEL AKAMAKATENGA KU BEIRA KAPENA TANZANIA. PLUS KULOWETSA NJOKA MU TANK YOOOO. SO TO GIVE THEM AN INCREASE ITS A NON- STARTER.
well written but citation is needed. too good to be true
Kodi ma truck driver mukuvutanu Kodi ndalama zomwe mumatenga matola mumakapereka Kwa abwana Anu??? Nanga diesel uja umapopa mu tank / mu tanker otsalira uja inu simukuona kulephera Kwanu???? Pasavute Eni ma truck tatiyeni tipange park ma truck sizimadya Sima tione amene angavutike. Rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eeeti eeti ISA tikhalira anthu okula mtimawa…munthu ntchito ya utrack driver Ife tisowe Mtendere just cause ndiwe driver..Siya ngati salary ikuchepa isaaa
The conclusion in simple terms; Kachitsa is a DPP Cadet. He wants to bully everyone around – only him and his bedfellows should exercise their rights on that day. Eeeish!
Bravo truck drivers for throwing out Mtambo and his henchmen. All they love is anarchy an anjoka awa.
Bravo Track drivers
Is this strike on December 2 as indicated in this article, or on December 3 as indicated in the HRDC article last Friday?
please someone school them HRDC is not a political thing,,we have a lot to do than to listen to track drivers who thinks HRDC is a political party.
please some one tell them that HRDC is not a political party
Kachitsa, has HRDC told u they will join the strike? Ndiwe mbuli. Do you know what the word endorse means? Are is HRDC a political party? If u are a cadet and u think strike is not necessary, osangokhala kumalandirabe malipiro ochepawo bwanji? Shut up
Imde a Chitsiru anthu osaphunzira inu..Mtambo is infringing the rights of students who cant go to xul inu muiungolowerela which Human are difending
Chitsiru Ndiwe. Unalekeza Standard chani galu iwe
You are either MCP or UTM sympathiser, thats why you don’t know that HRDC is more of a political grouping, nothing else.
Stupid thinking…hope you know that a political party is supposed to be registered as such…some of these things are only for those who adequately went to xul osati mbuli ngati inu..
Malawians have eyes.Mtambo is political .His actions tells a story.All his statements are one sided .Kuchita kupanga program ngati ya makiolobas pa wailes yonyoza mbali imodzi.Amati boma limakondela.Zala zake 4 zikuloza iye yemweyo
The message is clear. We don’t want to be associated with this so called Mtembo. Leave us alone!
This grouping (Truck Drivers Association) is divided and confused. If you are NOT happy with your job just leave. M’mene economy yapengeramu wina azilamula kuti muzindilipira mwakuti?
Mukapanga matola ndalama mumapititsa kuti? (matumba a mbatatesi, mango, nkhuni, makala, chamba, ndi zina), do you bring the money to your bosses.
Akusiyanitu…pangani zanuzo…tione ngati mulandire 100 grand agalu inu
so KACHITSA THINKS MHRDC is political please school this guy
most likely KACHITSA is for the ruling paty
So you mean and confirm that HRDC is for opposition? Fool!! These are drivers and it’s their strike, full stop.
Agreed
It’s you who needs to be schooled my friend. This issue is about truck drivers. When did Timothy Mtambo become a truck driver? Ngati munachalikira kukaba mafuta mu ma tanker mwauponda. Last time truck drivers staged their protests peacefully and the message went home. We felt the absence of trucks on the roads through kusowa kwa katundu osiyanasiyana including fuel, without hearing of any damage to property or tyre burning. Ndiye chitani manyazi, pindani mchira inu a warm heart ndi mbava I zanu Mtambo. The message is loud and clear, these protests are for truck drivers! Enafe tizigwira ntchito zathu osati nyansi zanuzo iyayi
Kachitsa thinks that truck owners will bribe him and he can see that HRDC and Malawians joining them will remove that possibility. This is how most foolish people take advantage of their fellows suffering
Truck Drivers Association has DPP sympathisers at the top.
Truckers yourself I think u r being selfish for nothing. K100.000 u r crying for is equivalent to close to R 2000 . Can’t u see how blind u are? Ask Zambians..at least theyre getting $600 plus..south Africa’s minimum wage is raging from R 12000. Why dont u just swallow your pride and get support from concerne citizens? Can u really survive in 100 000? How much rents or school fees u pay for yourself and kids? The same rate a Southafrican trucker is getting..is the same rate given to your employers..Why do u choose to be so much cheap and aggressive? Wakeup Malawi man..mumatinyazitsa.