Representing the SADC
Harare — President Lazarus Chakwera and his administration came under fire from opposition parties and human rights organizations in Malawi, for a deal allowing 221 young young Malawians to be airlifted on Saturday, November 25, 2023 to work on Israeli farms. The action comes in the wake of Israel’s U.S.$60 million aid package for Malawi’s … Read More “Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera Under Fire for Sending Malawians to Work on Israeli Farms” »
Officials from the Malawi Congress of Trade Union MCTU say they are engaging the government and other employers to increase salaries of their employees following the 44 per cent depreciation of the Kwacha. This comes as Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating day for decent work under the theme “ensuring decent work, … Read More “Malawi Trade Unions to Engage Govt, Employers Over Pay Rise Following Kwacha Fall” »
Government has expressed concern over the growing tendency of indiscipline, which include reporting for work while drunk by some council workers. Director of Local Government Services in the Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture Douglas Mkweta has since told district Commissioners and chief executive officers of city and municipal Councils to check this unbecoming … Read More “Malawi Government Bemoans Drunkardness During Working Hours, Absenteeism in Civil Service” »
The Plantations and Workers Union (PAWU) has urged the Malawi Government to seriously consider ratifying the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s C190 in order to address violence and harassment at the workplace. In the tea sector, progress has been made in sensitising workers on matters violence, child labour among other. Wilfred Nkhoma prides in the continued … Read More “Malawi Urged to Ratify ILO C190 to Achieve Decent Work” »
At the opening of labour inspectors capacity building workshop at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre, Secretary for Labour, Wezi Kayira indicated that lack of labour market information is one of the biggest challenges being faced in the Ministry. “We do not have a functional labour market information system,” he said. “As such, we have limited data … Read More “Malawi Needs to Have a Robust Labour Market Information System – – Labour PS” »
The African country aims to process its own raw materials rather than simply exporting them. To succeed, the country needs roads, electricity and skilled workers. Zambia’s Minister of Mines enters the already packed conference hall. He has made it to Kinshasa, the capital of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in time for the … Read More “Congo-Kinshasa: Nation Wants to Move Up the Battery Supply Chain” »
Malawi Government says it has introduced special allowances for some civil servants, beginning from 1st October 2023. According to a letter from the Secretary for Human Resource Management and Development, Blessings Chilabade, to all controlling officers and heads of departments, government has introduced the special allowances as part of its ongoing efforts to improve civil … Read More “Malawi Govt Introduces Special Allowances for Civil Servants” »
Concerned unemployed nurses and midwives have given the Malawi Government up to 5th October 2023 to offer them permanent employment or face nationwide protests. Through their chairperson Peter Kabaghe, Secretary Lusibiro Mwambene and spokesperson, Davis Silavwe, the 5, 000-member strong grouping is lamenting that the government, through the Ministry of Health, is exploiting them by … Read More “Malawi: Unemployed Nurses, Midwives Demand Permanent Employment, Give Malawi Government 14 Days to Effect Mass Recruitment” »
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has said the Government of Malawi is fully committed to the Global Accelerator Initiative in an effort to address the country’s labour, employment, and social protection challenges. Speaking on Sunday at the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA … Read More “Malawi: Chakwera Commits to Addressing Bottlenecks to Job Creation” »
Blantyre — Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country’s first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, many countries are grappling with high mortality rates from breast cancer, with the disease often diagnosed too late and access … Read More “Malawi: Health Workers Primed to Fight Breast Cancer in Malawi” »
