Month: May 2022 Posts

Vera lambasted for tokenism: Improve our wages, workers tell minister

May 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule has been faulted for wearing a domestic workers' uniform while failing to adequately fight for workers' rights. Kamtukule wore a domestic workers’ uniform on Labour Day, saying she was "representing… ...

Man arrested for insulting Malawi Minister of Labour

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Kamtukule (C) welcoming Chakwera on Sunday Police in Lilongwe have arrested 51-year-old Dauka Manondo over a WhatsApp post in which he allegedly insulted Vera Kamtukule, Malawi's Minister of Labour. Manondo published the post on April… ...

Fredokiss presents proposal to train 10,000 youth in blockchain

Apr 15, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Musician Penjani Kaluwa, popularly known as Fredokiss has presented a proposal to Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule to train 10,000 youth in blockchain and technology education. Fredokiss presented the proposal yesterday on behalf of CLST… ...

Malawi Labour Minister Kamtukule inspects tea estates

Apr 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of labour Vera Kamtukule has expressed satisfaction with how officials in tea estates have managed to deal with various sexual abuses and child labour issues in their work places. Kamtukule made the remarks at… ...

Minister of Labour Kamtukule commits to end child labour in Malawi

Mar 31, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

Minister of labour Vera Kamtukule has told Southern African Developing Community (SADC) employment and labour ministers that her ministry is committed to fighting tooth and nail in making sure that cases of child labour are… ...

Labour Ministry seeks to address sexual harassment in Malawi tea sector

Mar 28, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule visited Tea Association of Malawi Offices in Blantyre where she stressed government’s determination to address issues of sexual harassment and child labour in the tea sector. Speaking in an interview,… ...

Indian national raped male employees at Bakelines Limited, says Ministry of Labour

Feb 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Labour says it has established that an Indian national, who is on the run, sexually abused male employees at Bakelines Limited in Lilongwe. Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule visited the company today… ...

One-hour jobs included in Malawi Government’s employment figures  

Feb 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government says jobs where a person worked for an hour and gained income have been recorded as part of the 997,423 new jobs created under the Tonse Alliance administration. Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule revealed… ...

Chakwera appoints 12 cabinet ministers

Jan 27, 2022 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed 12 cabinet ministers, including Sam Dalitso Kawale and Mark Katsonga Phiri as Ministers of Lands and Trade and Industry respectively. The president has also promoted former deputy ministers Vera Kamtukule… ...

Malawi ex-miners start accessing benefits

Jan 20, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera Kamtukule, says 15 ex-miners have received benefits from the Provident Fund of South Africa. Kamtukule made the remarks in Lilongwe on Thursday during a press briefing under Government Faces the… ...

Government launches Malawi Decent Work Country Programme II

Sep 12, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi of Malawi through the Ministry of Labour has launched Malawi Decent Country Programme II which aims to make a labour market in Malawi that is more productive, delivers a fairer income and… ...

Mapeto to retrench 1000 workers over tax evasion probe

May 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mapeto David Whitehead & Sons has told Government that it will lay off about 1,000 workers as the company is being investigated for K0.7 billion tax evasion. Deputy Labour Minister Vera Kamtukule and Malawi Congress… ...