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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi Parliament has passed the Labour Relations Amendment bill which gives employers the right to deduct wages of striking employees.<\/p>\n

Both the Labour Relations (Amendment) bill and the Employment (Amendment) bill contain the provision on strike and were tabled in Parliament this afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Labour Relations (Amendment) bill provides for an employer\u2019s right to deduct wages from an employee who is on strike.<\/p>\n

Employees will be paid for the first three days of strike per year but after the three days of strike are used up, wages will be deducted from the employees .<\/p>\n

The bill also clarifies the categories of essential services to which the right to strike and lockdown does not apply.<\/p>\n

The new law further does away with the requirement of employer and employee panelists in the Industrial Relations Court.<\/p>\n

Opposition Members of Parliament opposed the tabling of the bill saying it infringes on the right of employees to take industrial action.<\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Mulanje Central Kondwani Nankhumwa who is also Leader of Opposition said the bill should be sent back to be redrafted.<\/p>\n

He noted that at the time of the debate, labour unions were demonstrating against the bill and they also presented a petition to Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the bill is passed what will come of the petition.<\/p>\n

I call upon the Tonse Alliance government to consider the plight of Malawian,\u201d said Nankhumwa.<\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Thyolo Central said the government is ignoring the voice of the voiceless.<\/p>\n

He further said consultations should be done on the bill before taking it to Parliament.<\/p>\n

There were also concerns that the bill was aimed at choking the Industrial Relations Court<\/p>\n

However, Deputy Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule defended the bill saying the concept of \u201cno work no pay\u201d does not restrict people from striking.<\/p>\n

She added that international best practices provide that union collect money from members and this money is used to pay workers when they are striking.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are free to strike as they want but during this period the employer will not pay them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnion members should take their union leaders to account for the money that they are collecting.<\/p>\n

\u201d<\/p>\n

Kamtukule further argued that consultations for the bill were made.<\/p>\n

After MPs voted to curtail debate on the bill, opposition members walked out of the House.<\/p>\n

This allowed government MPs to pass the Labour Relations Amendment Act.<\/p>\n

MPs also later passed the Employment (Amendment) bill which abolishes tenancy labour and places a K5 million fine for those flouting the provision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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