International Trade Union Confederation, Global Rights Index 2014 - Malawi, 19 May 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/53bcf9a110.html [accessed 19 May 2023]
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Country Rating: 2
Repeated violation of rights
Countries with a rating 2 have slightly weaker collective labour rights than those with the rating 1. Certain rights have come under the repeated attack by governments and/or companies and have undermined the struggle for better working conditions.
Anti-union discrimination: The Mimosa Court Hotel owned by the Minister of Agriculture, Peter Mwanza, dismissed 21 workers for having demanded a wage increase. Moreover, workers complained that the hotel does not pay overtime even though many workers work 11 hour shifts per day. The workers had made their demands known to management in writing on 25 May 2013 and threatened to use strike action, if their demands were not met. The law prohibits anti-union discrimination.
