Strikes haunt Malawi in 2009
It has been a long year for Malawi but for other institutions they experienced strikes.
Malawi experienced a rise in strikes in 2009 with many workers boycotting their jobs and demanding better pay.
The strikes forced many institutions to halt their operations, and some made losses.
Some of the institutions which experienced strike action included Universal Industries, Shoprite and Game Stores.
Most of the strikes resulted in intervention from the Ministry of Labour.
Shoprite reacted to the strike by firing all 80 workers at its main shop in the Capital City, Lilongwe, before re-instating them following negotiations with the Minister of Labour. The workers protested against a 15 percent salary increment which they said was lower than the 85 percent increment they had asked for.
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