NUPPEZ BLAMES RISING TEACHER DEBT ON HIGH COST OF LIVING, NOT FINANCIAL ILLITERACY.
By: Sun FM TV Reporter
The National Union of Private and Public Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) has attributed the increasing indebtedness among teachers to the escalating cost of living and not to illiteracy among civil servants.
In an interview with Sun FM TV News, NUPPEZ Executive President Victor Muyumba said the high cost of living continues to erode the take-home pay of civil servants, leading many into debt.
Mr. Muyumba has described as erroneous the move by Members of Parliament to raise labour-related debt swap issues, stating that such matters fall under the jurisdiction of labour unions through the process of collective bargaining.
Mr. Muyumba has, however, expressed concern over parliamentary debates on the subject, stating that such actions threaten the integrity of social dialogue between the unions and the government.
He has since called for calm among civil servants following the rejection of the motion to reintroduce the debt swap initiative for civil servants.
Some of these Unions kuwayawaya fye.
The government owes civil servants a lot of money, which it doesn’t want to pay. Instead it is channelling money to the Imita Ufole programs, the cash for work political programs etc.
Members of Parliament come forward to revisit the Debt Swap, the same useless Union Leaders who have failed to compel government to pay what it owes the Civil Servants do not want this. What then do you want ba so called Union Leaders??
This man speaks from ignorance. You tell me borrowing beyond your means is “high cost of living?”
Thats being absurd. So this the calibre of people you take to represent you for collective bargaining? Impeach this man. He is not worth your representation
Yes,he is very dull.There are many citizens in Zambia who don’t even get a regular salary, but are living within their means yet we have civil servants who are committing suicide leaving expensive cars, clothes,human hair and six-packs
With such a huge porch/tummy who can take his rantings seriously ? If full grown teachers don’t know how to budget, then we are done as a country
Yes, Government must be stringent at registering especially teachers unions.These chaps are just chewing members monthly contributions but contributing to teacher shortages ,leaving classrooms to attend nonsense union meetings.They are falling over each other rushing to media to show relevance.Its now even normal to hear a union usurping the responsibility of the Headmaster at a school and even that of the Permanent Secretary.How many times have we heard unionists talking about teacher recruitment and employment.They will talk about newly recruited teachers who haven’t even chosen to join their particular union.They will complain about teacher shortages when it is the preserve of Headmasters… Just confused chaps