Mzuzu City Council workers down tools

Mzuzu City workers strike, demand 25% salary hike

Employees of Mzuzu City Council have downed their tools to push for a 25 percent salary increment after going three years without an increase amid rising cost of living. The staff, through their trade union, yesterday sealed the council offices and said they will only resume work once their salaries are increased. The union’s vice-chairperson Magodi Philip Tembo said the workers were initially denied a 17 percent salary increase approved by the …

Mzuzu City Council workers down tools

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Employees at Mzuzu City Council have begun industrial action, demanding a 25 percent salary increase after reportedly going three years without a pay adjustment. Vice Chairperson of the Mzuzu City Council Workers Union, Magodi Philip Tembo, said the council had committed to implementing the 25 percent increase this year. Tembo said workers were al…