Speaking to journalists, the TAZARA
Workers Union (TRAWU) Deputy Chairman Yasin Mleki, said the workers are
demanding their salary arrears for the month of January and June and the
balance of four months.
He said that the problem started when
the management on the Tanzanian side decided to pay themselves huge
salary arrears, while knowing very well that the employees are still
demanding for their dues.
However, the TAZARA Deputy Managing
Director, Dr Betram Kiswaga, confessed that indeed the workers are
demanding for their dues, saying that efforts to bring the union leaders
and the management together to seek for a solution is in progress.
He said that earlier discussions between
the two parties failed, which forced the CS and the Permanent Secretary
(PS) in the Ministry of Transport, Dr Shaaban Mwinjaka, to meet with
workers and the management on the 17th of October, this year to discuss
the issue.
In their discussion, Amb Sefue said it
is sad to see workers toiling without getting their dues, saying that
the government has intervened in the matter and that it will pay arrears
from July, but the management should pay arrears from June downwards.
In the agreement, the Zambia TAZARA
Managing Director Ronald Phiri and his Tanzanian counterpart agreed
before the CS that they will pay the arrears at the end of October or
early November.
“It is surprising that today (yesterday)
the month is almost over and nothing has been done and they are quiet
about it, that is why the workers are threatening to strike,” said
Mleki.
He said that the TAZARA management in
Dar es Salaam when asked when they intend to implement the CS’ directive
said they are still working on it
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