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Canadile Miners, recently licensed by the Government to mine diamonds at Chiadzwa, has fired 40 workers for allegedly allowing panners to enter the fields and loot the precious stones.
A research released on Monday revealed that HIV positive workers in Kenya still face stigma and discrimination despite enactment of work place policies to shield them in their places of work.
The recruitment of officers to Kenya's two police forces has been suspended, Internal Security minister George Saitoti said Tuesday.
The government has called on the management of both private and public universities in Ghana, not to overburden lecturers with extra-teaching assignments to jeopardize their levels of efficiency, as well as the future of their students.
About 3,000 police officers work as cooks, gardeners, drivers, sentries and receptionists for senior commanders.
Botswana Meat Workers Industry Union (BMIWU) has ultimately split over unresolved issues that have dogged union leaders for some time.
Recently, NRM's Secretary General Amama Mbabazi made a put-him-down statement against FDC president Kizza Besigye. Said Mbabazi: "Besigye is idle, that is why he has time to look after pigs!"
INTERFRESH Private Limited, a processor and marketer of agricultural and allied products, has been ordered to reinstate 14 workers it dismissed three years ago for demanding allowances.
IN less than four weeks, the December 31 deadline target by President Yar'Adua government to give Nigerians 6000megawatts electricity will elapse and as expected, evidence on ground indicate that the government fell far bellow the target. One group which right from the onset and consistently dismissed the target is a mirage, is the organized labour in the sector.
At least 4,500 new workers are needed to reduce staff shortage at the ministry of Livestock Development.
REGIONAL governments have been advised to fight corruption and poverty and invest in skills development to increase employment opportunities.
Twenty three days after the expiration of the six month extension given to Mr Ndanusa Alao, the Managing Director of the New Nigerian Newspapers expired, the workers of the company started a strike yesterday, protesting the non payment of seven months salary arrears and other benefits.
For full restoration of normalcy and industrial harmony in federal universities, the Federal Government has been called upon to refrain from implementing the 'no work no pay' rule, so as not to inflame the academic crisis which is almost being brought under control.
The staff of the New Nigerian Newspapers Limited (NNN) have embarked on a working strike starting from yesterday due to the non-payment of seven months staff salaries and other remuneration, a strike action that will keep the newspaper off the news stands today.
Districts have been ordered to standardise the recruitment of teachers in their areas to cement any loopholes that currently cause delays in remittance of salaries and in some cases, existence of 'ghost' teachers on the payroll.
The government has launched fish farming projects in the country that will cost over one billion shillings and it is estimate that it will create 120,000 new jobs.
The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) says it wants to work closely with government to improve the process of issuing work permits so that businesses can get faster access to skilled workers.
HIV/ AIDS pandemic are one of the leading causes of orphan- hood and child labour in Uganda affecting 15percent of children out of estimated 2 million, reports Inea News Agency Ltd.
The Mozambican trade union movement is demanding a specific law, as soon as possible, allowing workers in the public administration to form trade unions.
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) has taken a look at the state of the nation and declared that Nigerians were now living in apparent hopelessness. It blamed this on the economic and socio-political situation in the country in which the major social structures are in the throes of death.
The Francistown City Council(FCC) is working flat out to meet the deadline set by permanent secretary, Thato Raphaka when he addressed Ministry of Local Government workers last Friday.
The Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, has said that it is set to host its fifth national labour relations summit on 10th December, 2009.
Some 77 Tarime District Council workers have not been promoted for several years because essential particulars are missing from their personal files.
Arusha-based A to Z Textile Mill will send its employees to Vietnam for intensive training in textile manufacturing.
Members of the Bambanani community crime fighting initiative marched to the Western Cape Provincial Legislature on Thursday (26.11.2009) to protest against poor working conditions and inadequate stipends.
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