UNION threaten to expose

THE Hotel Catering Tourism & Allied Workers Union of Zambia (HCTAWUZ)
general secretary Michelo Chizyuka has said there is need to put the
workers rights at the heart of the sustainable tourism and hospitality
of the country.
He said his union will expose all companies that do not allow their
workers to join unions.
He said in statement made available to the Times of Zambia in
Livingstone, the general secretary said that the union would list down
all the names of companies which hinder their workers joining the
unions for the sake of national participation.
“As unions we believe that sustainable development of tourism can only
be achieved when all workers rights are also taken into account,”
Mr Chizyuka said that workers in the tourism sector should be able to
exercise their rights to freedom of association.
He insisted that workers in this sector are great resources that
deserve full protection as already enshrined in Zambian constitution
and in our labour laws.
“This means that workers in the sector should be able to exercise
their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining and
should be in stable and quality employment with decent conditions
wages,” he said.
He said that his union is calling for Sustainable Tourism and
Hospitality even beyond UNWTO.
 He explained that this meant the country needs to prepare for the
event and noted the focus should be in be in all areas of concerns.
“According to the UNWTO, sustainable tourism is tourism that leads to
the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social
and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural
integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and
life support systems,” he said.
The secretary general advised encourage all anti-unions employers
loosen up their negative perceptions about unions.
 He said the union would remain great assets and resources within the
operations of the various businesses across the nation.
“ We therefore, demand that as we draw near the UNWTO all the workers
who have signed up STOP ORDERS FORMS to join the unions of their
choices must be given that leverage to freely be part of those
associations and participate in all activities as they wish,”  he
said.
He said that modern businesses spell that workers are partners in
running the businesses and must be adhered to in every aspect of their
concerns.
Mr Chizyuka said that the UNWTO must be stepping stone for sustainable
hospitality and tourism in Zambia now and beyond the UNWTO so that
besides copper and agriculture we can have another dependable
economical source and reduce poverty in the country.
“We challenge all non unionized workers in Zambia especially in this
sector who would wish to join unions to do so without anyone
stopping,” he said.

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