We need minimum wage laws in Zim
IT is our sincere desire to alert the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the President of Senate and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, that companies have turned citizens into slaves. And we hope and wish this matter needs urgent attention as it is dragging millions of workers into servitude.
First what is the difference between a permanent and temporary worker when it comes to production of goods and services.
Everyone will agree that when it comes to production both contract and permanent workers will put equal effort to get goods produced. But when it comes to remuneration companies are denying contract workers similar pay or allowances even when the workers are of similar skill or grade .
The country does not have a minimum wage structure and companies pay what ever they see fit to pay workers thus driving a heavy nail of poverty into a poor country .
Such practices are found in both private and public companies making it very difficult for people employed to survive.
Such companies are worse in this country, nepotism and corruption are the order of the day there.
It will be wise for this new government to come up with a minimum wage and encourage companies to desist from discriminating workers in terms of contract and permanent.
In some companies toilets are separated for contracts and permanents. Allowances are for permanents only.
Managers and directors reward themselves with huge bonuses and allowances leaving floor workers getting as little as $200.
Workers are subjected to dangerous activities without safety materials like boots or dust masks .
This is a moment of truth where truth must be told and this nation be able to move forward without oppression of its citizens.
Concerned Citizen
THIS is an open letter to the President. While we wish the best for you in the top job can you rescue us from rural district councils that charge churches exorbitant levies yet we are not profit making institutions but merely religious. I am a worried Christian. David Maphosa, Gohole, Maphisa
THE other area which needs to be checked as soon as possible is the VID. I wonder why the Government introduced retesting on heavy duty trucks or red number plates.What do we learn from the retest tell me? They should instead make defensive driving compulsory, we learn a lot from defensive driving courses and there is no corruption. For the retest, I pay $50 or $70 to the government then $400-$500 to an individual on government payroll. It’s very unfair these guys are now rich with cars, houses, plus trucks. May our good President help stop the rot Stanley Ndlovu , Bubi District
THE animal called corruption should be killed whenever and wherever it rears its head. Liberty Shungu.