In what can best be described as hypocrisy of the highest order, the Tonse government has assured Malawians that it remains committed to engaging stakeholders in discussion on matters of national importance, including the much-detested Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on 7th July 2021.
Ironically, the government rejected the views of its stakeholders in the formulation of the laws, which renowned human rights activists and social and political commentators have described as oppressive and retrogressive.
Through a statement the Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera Kamtukule, has issued, the government has gone flattery, assuring the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) and Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) of the government’s commitment to dialogue on matters of national importance.