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Malawi adopts anti-workers laws | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Malawi Parliament has passed the Labour Relations Amendment bill which gives employers the right to deduct wages of striking employees. Both the Labour Relations (Amendment) bill and the Employment (Amendment) bill contain the provision on strike and were tabled in Parliament this afternoon. The Labour Relations (Amendment) bill provides for an employer’s right to deduct […]

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