{"id":17071,"date":"2022-02-26T19:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T19:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/former-zambia-railways-workers-get-their-dues"},"modified":"2022-02-26T19:29:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T19:29:33","slug":"former-zambia-railways-workers-get-their-dues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/former-zambia-railways-workers-get-their-dues","title":{"rendered":"Former Zambia Railways workers get their dues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Ministry of Justice has cleared off the principal amount due to all former Zambia Railways Limited workers amounting to K19.4 million. Minister of Justice, Mulambo Haimbe revealed during a press briefing in Lusaka today that government no longer owes the former Zambia Railways workers anything.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Haimbe said the payment of the terminal benefits and the interest accrued to former Zambia Railways workers is in line with government\u2019s commitment to clear payments or benefits for all former workers.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the delay in paying terminal benefits to people who have contributed to the development of the country subjects them to unnecessary and avoidable poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis also leads to paying of unnecessary interests instead of directing such resources to other important areas,\u201d he added. Mr. Haimbe said government will continue paying former government employees their benefits whenever resources are available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018new dawn\u2019 government has allocated more funds to clear former government employees whose dues are still outstanding,\u201d he explained. He has since called on all former employees to remain patient as government works out modalities to clear outstanding arrears.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. The Ministry of Justice has cleared off the principal amount due to all former Zambia Railways Limited workers amounting to K19.4 million. Minister of Justice, Mulambo Haimbe revealed during a press briefing in Lusaka today that government no longer owes the former Zambia Railways workers anything. 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