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March 15, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times 5 Comments
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Staff Union (ESU) has released a public notice in which they threaten to undertake an industrial action nationwide on Thursday, March 18 if some long outstanding dispute are not resolved.
ESCOM electrician may disconnectl power during the protests
The ESU discloses that the long outstanding dispute was against governance structures in ESCOM, Malawi Government, its Board of Directors and executive management which remains unresolved.
In a statement released on March 11 by ESU president Charity Harawa and secretary William Manyamula, the issues in dispute are Public Reforms in Energy Sector and Harmonisation of Salaries and other Benefits.
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Staff Union and management have agreed to call off a strike which was scheduled to commence on Thursday after a
March 15, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ( Escom) Staff Union and management have agreed to call off a strike which was expected to paralyse power production and distribution from Thursday.
Minister of Energy Newton Kambala: Government is already working on resolving some of the concerns such as salary harmonisation and the Power Purchase Agreement between Egenco and Esco
This has brought a sigh of relief to people most of whom were panic buying electricity units.
Last Thursday, the Union issued a notice that all Escom workers will put their tools down due to disagreements on protracted labour issues.