GMB workers give management 14-day ultimatum

Zim Now Writer

Workers from State-owned grain concern, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) and Silo Food Industries workers have threatened to strike over poor salaries.

This was revealed in a letter addressed to GMB and SFI management, in which they gave management a 14-day ultimatum to attend to their grievances.

In the letter, Workers Union president David Chigogo said the workers are incapacitated to continue working as they are finding it difficult to report for duty and feed their families.

“Employers have failed to award salary increments for the third and fourth quarters. The employers have totally disregarded the prevailing economic environment, in which most goods and services are pegged in US dollars.

“This has severely eroded the buying power of employees’ salaries as evidenced by the lowest paid employee earning a basic salary of ZWL$29 111,” reads the letter.

Chigogo also said the union has tried to engage with the National Employment Council, who claim they not have enough funding.

This comes after demands for United States dollar (US$) salaries have increased across all segments of the economy as a number of employees struggle to buy basic goods and services, which are charged in the greenback.

Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) recently demanded at least US$600 per month for mine workers in the country.