Press Releases

Labour Institute of Zambia (LIZ) welcomes Hon. Sunday Chilufya Chanda’s private member’s motion proposing a sector-specific minimum wage for Zambia’s mining sector. The motion – “Why I am pushing for the establishment of a minimum wage for the mining sector in Zambia” – highlights persistent challenges such as wage suppression, inequality between direct employees and contractors, and insufficient community development despite substantial mineral wealth. This statement delivers a structured economic, legal and governance assessment of the proposal and provides comparative insight from Brazil, one of the world’s leading mineral-producing economies with a deeply institutionalised minimum wage model.

The Labour Institute of Zambia (LIZ) welcomes the Private Member's Motion on the payment of lumpsum pension benefits and calls for comprehensive reforms to ensure workers' retirement security and dignity.

The Labour Institute of Zambia (LIZ) commends the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the progressive stance on advancing digital transformation in labour administration and service delivery.