Joe R. Golowka JoeG at ieee.org Anarchist FAQ - http://www.anarchistfaq.org
"Necessity is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves." -William Pitt Jr. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucien van der Walt" <029walt at cosmos.wits.ac.za> To: <anarchy_africa at yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:56 AM Subject: [anarchy_africa] Zambian govt paralysed by month-long strike [The Namibian]
> Zambian govt paralysed by month-long strike [The Namibian]
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> http://www.namibian.com.na/2001/June/africa/01FD67683D.html
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> LUSAKA - A civil servants' strike in Zambia which has paralysed government
> operations and social services has now run through its first month, a
> union official said on Friday."
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> "The workers have refused to go back to work until their demands are met
> by the government," Civil Servants Union of Zambia (CSUZ) general
> secretary Darison Chaala told AFP, adding that his union was still holding
> talks with government to address the situation.
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> About 80 000 public workers in Zambia went on an indefinite strike last
> month, demanding to be awarded a 100 per cent salary increment, but the
> government said it was only ready to give the workers a 35 per cent raise.
> "We hope we will resolve this issue as soon as possible," Chaala said.The
> month-long strike has crippled hundreds of schools and health institutions
> and slowed delivery of government services in the country.
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> Public workers in Zambia, including nurses and teachers, are paid less
> than US$50 a month, which is below the poverty line, Chaala said.
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> - Nampa-Sapa-AFP
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