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70% of NRZ workers to be fired soon
30 May 2016 at 13:21hrs | Views
About 70 percent of Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s workers would be fired soon, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Joram Gumbo has revealed.
Gumbo says business environment has been harsh, hence urgent need to retrench.
"At the moment, NRZ is over-employed with about 5,700 workers and this figure is high compared with the capacity at which the railways company is operating' he told a ZimAsset conference in Bulawayo.
He added, "There is need to embark on a staff rationalisation programme in relation to the business NRZ is generating."
Workers downed tools on March 29 after going unpaid for 15 months.
The parastatal is losing $250,000 a day in potential revenue.
About $14 million has been lost as its workers continue their strike over unpaid wages.
NRZ has about 5,700 workers.
Source - Byo24News
