The Civil Servants Trade Union-CSTU has called off an impending nationwide strike that was set to commence on Monday January 9 in an effort to push government to revise upwards civil servants salaries.
This follows a meeting the leadership of CSTU alongside Teachers Union of Malawi had with the Government Negotiating Team on Friday in Lilongwe.
During the meeting the parties agreed to call off the strike as government has agreed to review working conditions for all civil servants including salaries and other benefits effective April 1 2023 basing a financial analysis that will be conducted.
In a Communique that this publication has seen signed by Madalitso Njolomole CSTU General Secretary, Charles Kumchenga TUM Secretary General and Charles Kalemba representing the Government Negotiating Team, the concerned parties have also agreed concerned parties have agreed to continue engaging on matters relating to salaries and conditions of service Civil Servants in the country.
“Following the above agreements, the CSTU/TUM has therefore postponed the industrial action in form of a strike that was planned to start on Monday 9 January 2023 while the two parties work on the proposed improvements of the conditions of service for all civil servants,” reads the Communique.
The civil servants want their salaries increased to tally with the prevailing economic woes, among other demands.
