Zambia Congress of Trade Unions

Zambia Congress of Trade Unions ( ZCTU ) is the dominant federation of trade unions in Zambia.

Zambia Congress of Trade Unions was founded in 1965. Its headquarters are in Oxford Street, Baynards Building, Kitwe. Him are incorporated 19 individual unions. An official list is not available, it probably is the following:

Zambia Congress of Trade Unions is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation.

President from 1991 to 2002 was Fackson Shamenda, since 2002, it is Leonard Choongo Hikaumba.

The Secretaries-General were 1991-1998 Alec Chirwa and since November 2002 Sylvester Tembo.

In the trade unions 286,000 members (1997) are organized. 1990, there were 356,000. The number of members decreased with the number of formally employed, which decreased from 527,000 in 1990 to 472,000 in 1997. Only 11 percent of the working population are formally employed in Zambia in 2000 and 89 percent informal.

Zambia Congress of Trade Unions was decisively involved in the overthrow of the dictator Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and democratization. Its chairman from 1974 to 1991, Frederick Chiluba, the first elected in free elections President Kaunda of Zambia was after. Newstead Zimba was General Secretary underneath him.

In 2002

  • The minimum wage is U.S. $ 0.07 per hour
  • The maximum regular working hours was 48 hours a week, most of the workers had a 40 -hour week,
  • The minimum age for employment was 16 years
  • PAYE tax system (pay as you earn ) attracts a 40 percent income higher than U.S. $ 500 per month.
  • The informal sector knows child labor.

It is unclear, the role of the Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia ( FFTUZ ). Your seat is Lusaka, its President Joyce Nonde

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