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Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) drivers staged a sit-in on Monday at the company’s Kelvin Depot in Bulawayo in protest against salary payment delays and poor working conditions.
According to CITE, the strike lasted for a few hours before the authorities reached a consensus with the drivers that they will attend to the issues they raised.
The drivers gave the authorities a two-day ultimatum to resolve their grievances.
The strike left commuters stranded, with pirate taxis (Mushikashika) taking advantage of the transport challenges to charge a premium to ferry the commuters to their various destinations.
Some of the drivers who spoke to CITE said there is no proper payment structure. One of the drivers said:
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There is no fixed payment structure for drivers, others get paid weekly while others monthly.
Other employees get paid in United States dollars, Rands, Eco-cash while other drivers get paid using RTGS.
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Another driver claimed that they are bullied by some of their superiors and also that they work long hours forcing some of the drivers to sleep at the depot. He said:
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We knock off around 11 pm and they collect us for duty around 1 am. Other drivers are now opting to sleep at the depot.
There are other supervisors who were also bullying us, the superiors said the issue will be looked into and either they will be demoted or removed from those positions completely.
</blockquote>
Both the ZUPCO Southern Region Manager, Tinaye Rwasoka and ZUPCO Chief Executive Officer, Everisto Madangwa were not available for comment when contacted by CITE.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/zupco-drivers-stage-sit-in-commuters-left-stranded/">CITE</a></h4>

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ZUPCO Drivers Give Authorities 48 Hour Ultimatum

Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) kombi drivers on Monday staged a demonstration over poor working conditions at ZUPCO Kelvin Depot in Bulawayo.
CITE <a href="https://twitter.com/citezw/status/1449979365782065152?s=20">posted pictures on Twitter</a> showing scores of drivers seated on the ground at the ZUPCO depot.
The drivers staged another sit-in at the same depot in August this year over delayed salaries and poor working conditions.
<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/08/12/people-resort-to-crime-because-hard-work-in-not-rewarded-zupco-drivers/">Speaking to reporters at the time</a>, a driver, Oscar Nare, said one of the reasons why some Zimbabweans engage in criminal activities is that those who work hard are not rewarded for their efforts. He said:
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We work tirelessly every day so that we have a decent amount to cash in at the end of the day. Where is that money going? We ask management to pay us our dues, we sweat for that money.
The reason why people resort to crime is that doing something decent does not pay, you do not get what you worked for.
It’s surprising that we have worked for this company for two years but we are only seeing the management for the first time today.
</blockquote>
The drivers only returned to work after ZUPCO management paid the kombi owners who in turn paid their salaries.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

ZUPCO Kombi Drivers In Bulawayo Stage Demonstration, Again

A kombi driver contracted to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) said one of the reasons why some Zimbabweans engage in criminal activities is that those who work hard are not rewarded for their efforts.
The driver, Oscar Nare, was speaking to Chronicle on Wednesday at the ZUPCO Kelvin Depot during a sit-in by kombi drivers who were protesting over delayed salaries and poor working conditions.
Nare said it was mindboggling that they had gone for two months without being paid their salaries yet they cash in over ZWL$17 000 a day. He said:
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We work tirelessly every day so that we have a decent amount to cash in at the end of the day. Where is that money going? We ask management to pay us our dues, we sweat for that money.
The reason why people resort to crime is that doing something decent does not pay, you do not get what you worked for. It’s surprising that we have worked for this company for two years but we are only seeing the management for the first time today.
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The drivers insisted that they will not go back to work until they receive their payments. Another driver, Khumbulani Nxumalo said:
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We are not going to ferry passengers until our money has been reflected in our accounts. Most of us here are living hand to mouth.
Our families are looking up to us and we cannot feed them because we have not been paid for nearly three months now.
What do they think we are eating? Our children are on lockdown. What will they eat?
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Representatives of ZUPCO management told the disgruntled drivers that they would receive their salaries before the end of the day yesterday.
A representative from the management who spoke on condition of anonymity said they had been shown proof that transfers had been done and the drivers were expected to receive their salaries anytime on Wednesday.
The drivers said they have no direct relations with the company. ZUPCO pays the kombi owners, then the owners pay the drivers.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zupco-kombi-drivers-down-tools-commuters-stranded/">Chronicle</a></h4>

People Resort To Crime Because Hard Work In Not Rewarded - ZUPCO Drivers

Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) commuter omnibus (kombi) drivers on Wednesday staged a sit-in at the Kelvin Depot in Bulawayo in protest against salary arrears and poor working conditions.
The drivers say they are owed two months’ salaries, a claim ZUPCO officials and transport operators contracted to the transport utility confirmed last week.
The drivers who said they are paid ZWL$7000 per fortnight, said efforts to engage the company management have not been fruitful.
They told CITE that they have been moved from pillar to post by ZUPCO officials and their employers and are now under pressure from their landlords as they are in rent arrears. One of the drives said:
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As ZUPCO drivers we are not happy with how ZUPCO managers are treating us, it’s now two months without any pay when we try to engage them, they tell us that we are not employed by ZUPCO and they do not have a contract with us, we have contracts with the vehicle owners.
When we ask the owners, they tell us that ZUPCO has not paid them too, as we are the ones who look for this money, we saw it fit to not go to work so that they can discuss with our owners whether they are giving us money or what because we are now facing even challenges with our landlords.
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He said the drivers work long hours and knock off late “we queue for fuel up to 1 am, around 4 am they pick us to report for duty.”
Another driver who also spoke to CITE said they are not clear with positions at ZUPCO as anyone can tell them what to do. He said:
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Per day we make up to ZWL$18 000, but they are failing to pay our employer so that we can also get paid, but every day they complain that we are cashing in little money yet we are not even benefitting, we are now tired.
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Another driver added that the Division Operations Manager promised to pay them by 2 pm today but they vowed to never leave the premises before they receive their salaries.
CITE said efforts to get a comment from ZUPCO Southern Region Manager, Tinaye Rwasoka were fruitless as his phone rang unanswered, while ZUPCO’S marketing and public relations manager Sikhanyisiwe Ncube’s mobile number was not available to receive calls.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/zupco-drivers-stage-sit-in-over-salaries/">CITE</a></h4>

ZUPCO Kombi Drivers Speak On Kelvin Depot Salary Protest

Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) kombi drivers on Wednesday parked their vehicles at Kelvin Depot in Bulawayo in protest over late payment of salaries.
Sources told Pindula News that while conductors, who are ZUPCO employees, have reported for work as usual, the drivers have parked their vehicles at the depot, which is the only depot that dispatches kombis in Bulawayo.
The kombi drivers have not been paid their salaries for the last two months and last week many in Chitungwiza, Masvingo and some parts of the country went on strike, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
ZUPCO regional operational manager Tito Chirau told <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zupco-pledges-to-pay-operators/">The Herald</a> last week that operators will soon start getting the payments and apparently, this has not materialised as ZUPCO kombi drivers in Bulawayo have embarked on job action. Said Chirau:
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We are receiving a payment from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development tomorrow and then we will make all the payments to private operators. They should start expecting their money from Wednesday going forward.
We are encouraging our private operators to continue working as usual providing transport to our citizens.
There have been delays but they will all receive their payments by the end of this week.
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Last week one kombi operator Artwell Huchu, said their drivers were demanding their salaries before resuming work and acknowledged drivers had not been paid for the last two months. He said:
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We are the ones who pay our drivers after receiving our money from ZUPCO. It has been two months now without receiving our money from ZUPCO so that we can pay the salaries the drivers are demanding from us.
We have told them that we have not received anything from ZUPCO for the past two months, but they said they were not going to work until they receive their money.
The ZUPCO officials have sent us messages that our drivers have refused to work and it was up to us to talk to them, but the only way we can make them understand is after we have given them their salaries.
So currently we are waiting for the money to pay our drivers for them to resume work.
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Some operators said their drivers get 15 per cent of the money they receive from ZUPCO and they have no capacity to pay salaries if they do not receive anything from the parastatal.
In 2020 the government directed all kombi operators to register with ZUPCO for them to continue operating.
<h4>More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h4>

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