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Labour movement is toothless, says Lifuka

Labour movement is toothless, says Lifuka
By Mwila Chansa in Kitwe
Thu 13 Jan. 2011, 04:01 CAT

THE labour movement in the country is toothless, says a former labour leader.
Evans Lifuka, the former Secondary Schools Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) Kitwe District chairman, said it would be very difficult for the rights of Zambian workers to be protected and respected because many union leaders were not in their positions to represent the workers’ interests.

“This is an apparent reference to the recent ZCTU quadrennial conference where Leonard Hikaumba was retained as president in undemocratic and suspicious circumstances,” Lifuka said.

“In unionism, no one is indispensible and the moment one thinks he is, it just shows that he is a bad leader because he is blocking and preventing other potential leaders who can perform better than him.”

Lifuka said some union leaders were worse than politicians in terms of greed and ended up serving two masters. He called for an end to what he termed Animal Farm treatment in the labour movement.

Lifuka also called for an immediate end to the ‘doctoring’ of the electoral college during elections in the labour movement.

Labels: EVANS LIFUKA, SESTUZ, ZCTU

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