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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to set the record straight from the word go that this is a different Petition from yesterday’s. This is a Petition by the employees of Uchumi Supermarket Limited regarding non-payment of salaries and intimidation of employees by the management of Uchumi Supermarket Limited. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the employees of Uchumi Supermarket Limited, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Article 41 of the Constitution states that every person has the right to fair labour practices; THAT, fair treatment of workers is a key component of social justice, guided by the principle of non-discrimination stipulated in Article 27 of the Constitution; THAT, the management of Uchumi Supermarket Limited has allegedly flouted these statutory requirements with regards to non-payment of salaries to employees; THAT, the management of Uchumi Supermarket Limited has failed to reimburse or remunerate its employees for a period of five months contrary to the law and the Employment Act of 2007; THAT, in the last two years, the management of Uchumi Supermarket Limited has allegedly failed to remit employees’ statutory deductions including Pay-As- You-Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), despite the same having been periodically deducted; FURTHER, THAT, loan deductions - that means check-off - from respective employees have not been remitted to the respective financial institutions since November, 2017, hence attracting and accruing huge interest; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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