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12 October, 2010Four regional workshops training 100 shop stewards will be held in Zambia as part of ongoing efforts of the IMF to strengthen affiliated union, National Union of Building, Engineering and General Workers (NUBERGW).
Zambia: The workshops will be run by union educators using educational materials that they have developed through an IMF initiative started two years ago to build capacity in NUBERGW. Union educators attended a planning workshop on 7 and 8 October to develop a common approach to the training delivery. Present at this workshop was IMF Regional Representative Steve Nhlapo and Birgit Birgersson Brorsson from Swedish affiliate IF Metall, that has given solidarity support to this project.
The shop stewards workshops will be held in the four key industrial areas of Zambia which are Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola and Chingola. The workshops will cover topics like trade union structures, occupational health and safety, gender and labour laws. Through this educational drive, NUBERGW hopes to mobilise shop floor engagement on worker issues, increase participation in union structures and renew interest in the union that ultimately will build its membership base.