Lilongwe (Reuters)-thousands of Malawi's civil servants took to the streets in three main cities of the country, Wednesday and marched peacefully to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
The civil servants are starting to leave their respective office since 11 February, to force the Government to raise salaries and improve their working conditions.
Following the development of the situation, the most important sectors in the country such as health, education and civil aviation, ceased operations on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, according to the report, services to domestic and foreign from Malawi airport canceled that day.
Xinhua reporters witnessed the peaceful protests in the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe, where hundreds of heavily armed police guarding the Malawi workers community service sector protested to keep quiet.
By wearing the national flag of Malawi in Lilongwe, protesters marched as far as five kilometers to Capital Hill, where they handed over a petition containing a 10-article to the Government officials, Xinhua said.
President of Malawi's civil servants (MCSTU) Elijah Kamphinda Banda said among thousands of civil servants there are teachers, nurses, doctors, and of the various departments and ministries.
"Most of our demands is the Government must streamline their civil servant salaries to be at least 75,000 MK (about 210 US dollars) and the salaries of civil servants who have a degree (professional level) must be aligned at least 186.000 MK (of 520 u.s. dollars)," said Kamphinda Banda.
At present, civil servants are paid the lowest in Malawi earns 55 u.s. dollars, while a civil servant with the title received a salary of 180 u.s. dollars.
A petition demanding the Government civil servants consider salary increases based on the economic changes such as inflation and the devaluation.
(C003)
News; Finance; Insurance; Health; Cancer
News; Finance; Insurance; Health; Cancer; Car Insurance; Health Insurance
Rating: 100% based on 99998 ratings. 5 user reviews.
Author: Unknown
Thank you for your coming
0 comments:
Post a Comment