Tuesday 27 September 2011

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TO SOON HAVE LABOUR AUDIT


Immediate past president of the Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (HCAWUZ) Mubiana Sitwala says a labour audit would soon be carried out in the hospitality industry in Livingstone.
Mr Sitwala said this is in a bid to check whether the investors in the hospitality industry are abiding by the country's labour laws.
ZANIS reports from the Tourist capital, that the former HCAWUZ President said this in an in an interview, today.
He said whilst investors are welcome to invest in the country, they should never be allowed to abuse the labour laws.
''We are advising our investors that we are not against any investor in the country and that we will receive them with open hands but we will not tolerate any investor who will abuse our rights and who will not respect the labour laws of the country,'' he said.
Mr Sitwala further noted that it was important for the investors to ensure that they abide by the labour laws.
He said if investors are not sure with the country's labour laws, they should consult from labour officials whom he said were better placed to advise them.
Mr Sitwala said most of the workers working in the hospitality industry in Livingstone were on contract contrary to the labour laws of the country.
ZANIS

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