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Chinese mine fires 1,000 workers
TIME PUBLISHED - Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4:52 am
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OVER 1,000 miners at China Non-Ferrous Corporation Africa (NFCA) Mining Plc in Chambishi and those from a contracted company JHCX Mining Construction Zambia Limited have been dismissed following the protests that have recently rocked the Chinese mining company.
This is according to separate memorandums dated October 19, 2011 signed by NFCA chief executive officer Wang Chunlai and his JCHX Mining Construction Zambia Limited counterpart Zhang Jun, made available to the Zambia Daily Mail yesterday.
The memorandum reads: “Following a memo issued yesterday [Tuesday October 18, 2011], asking you to report for work today the 19th October 2011 [yesterday] and [sic] you subsequently refused to observe. You are now all summarily dismissed with immediate effect. However you have a right to appeal within 48 hours. Your leave days accrued will be paid to you by the month-end of November 2011.”
NFC Africa Mining Plc Manager for Corporate Affairs Nelson Jilowa confirmed the dismissal of over 1,000 workers out of the 3,000 miners engaged at the Chinese mining giant.
“I can confirm that there is a memo and over 1,000 out of a total of 3,000 workers are affected,” Mr Jilowa said.
[Zambia Daily Mail]

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NFCA Mining in Chambishi re-instates the fired workers
TIME PUBLISHED - Friday, October 21, 2011, 3:53 pm
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The 2 000 workers who were dismissed at NFCA Mining Plc in Chambishi on the Copperbelt have been reinstated. NFCA mining Chief Executive Officer Wang Chunlai has confirmed the development to ZNBC News in Kitwe.
He says eighty five percent of the workers have since resumed work. Mr Wang says production was expected to resume this Friday.
And a check by ZNBC news at the plant found workers collecting the forms from the main gate which the company has provided for the purpose of screening. Mr Wang says the summary dismissal letters were meant for employees who were threatening others who were willing to work.
He says the forty eight hours ultimatum given to the workers has not elapsed and employees willing to resume work should do so. Mr Wang however says the screening exercise will continue so that all the trouble shooters are disciplined in accordance with the company disciplinary code of conduct.
[ZNBC]