Tonse Alliance government’s stand to amend the Labour Relations laws continues to attract mixed reactions with the Employer’s Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) supporting the contentious proposal that will mandate employers to deduct wages of an employee on strike.
The Industrial Relations Amendment Bill, which was presented in Parliament last week by the Deputy Minister of Labour Vera Kantukule is believed will result into the violation of workers’ rights.
ECAM President Buxton Kayuni
Kantukule told the august House that there was a need to strike a balance on the right to strike and need to produce an economy.