南苏丹 KCB 员工罢工抗议低工资

南苏丹 KCB 员工罢工抗议低工资

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2013年9月9日（朱巴）

在肯尼亚商业银行（KCB）工作的南苏丹人在周一举行了罢工，这一举动引起了高层的恐慌。

愤怒的雇员告诉苏丹论坛（Sudan Tribune）罢工的原因是 KCB 银行（肯尼亚商业银行)给予的低工资，这与本国日益增加的生活成本相距甚远。

他们对复工开出的条件是增加50%的薪酬工资。

目前尚不清楚肯尼亚人在 KCB 银行的工资是多少。

然而，据银行内部消息称，根据职位的级别不同，雇员可以领取到2000-5000 SSP （南苏丹镑）不等。

国家工人协会（NSA）还指责银行管理层称否认知情国外（银行）同行发放的工人的住房、食品和交通补贴一事。

“除非我们的问题得到解决，否则我们不会回去上班”，国家工人协会（NSA）代表 Arem Riak 在周一这天这样告诉记者。

该国家（南苏丹）所有的 KCB 银行分支机构均受到了本次罢工的影响，促使 KCB 高层介入该事件并仓促安排工作人员着手解决此事。

工人罢工后，（南苏丹）首都朱巴（Juba）多家分支机构出现了场面混乱的局面，包括Buluk，Malakia 和 Bilpham。

当地工人要求改善包括300-520SSP 的交通补贴和1000SSP的贫困生活补贴在内的条件。他们也被称为当地12个管理部门的8个小头目。

工作人员还提出了进一步的要求，员工终止劳动合同（或劳动关系）应由协会（应为NSA 国家工人协会）而非KCB 管理层决定。

银行法务顾问Ajo Noel称，他对双方达成共识并恢复正常工作持乐观态度。

苏丹论坛（Sudan Tribune）经过层层险阻终于见到KCB 新任总经理Harun Kibogong，他于本周一和其他高级管理人员召开了内部会议。

该银行于2006年4月份取得在南苏丹的运营执照，但于1个月后才开面开展业务，如今已经在10个州开设了20家分支机构。

有报告称，目前KCB在南苏丹已经拥有80,000家的客户群体。

（南苏丹论坛）

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英文原文如下：

Headlines: KCB staff in South Sudan strike over low pay

September 9, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudanese working with the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) walked off the job on Monday, sending panic among the institution’s top managers.

Arem Riak the spokesperson of KCB national staff speaking to the press in Juba on September 9, 2013 (ST)

Angry staff told Sudan Tribune the strike was due to low pay accorded to them, despite rising living costs in the country.

They are demanding a 50% increment to their remuneration as a pre-condition before they resume work.

It is not clear how many national staffers earn at the Kenyan-owned bank.

However, sources within the institution say national staff earn between 2,000 and 5,000 South Sudanese pounds (SSP), depending on their seniority levels.

The National Staff Association (NSA) also accused bank management of allegedly denying workers housing, food and transport allowances, which their foreign counterparts receive.

“Unless our issues are resolved, we shall never return to office”, Arem Riak, speaking on behalf of NSA, told reporters on Monday.

KCB branches all over the country were affected by the strike, prompting top-level managers to step in and do the work previously handled by national staffers.

There were scenes of chaos and confusion at branches in the capital, Juba, Buluk, Malakia and Bilpham after workers walked off the job.

Local staff are demanding improved conditions, including a transport allowance of between 300 and 520 SSP and hardship stipends of 1,000 SSP. They have also called for eight out of 12 heads of departments to be locally managed.

The workers have further demanded that staff terminations be handled by the association and not KCB management.

Ajo Noel, the legal advisor to the bank, said he was optimistic that both parties would reach a compromise and normal work would resume.

Sudan Tribune had difficulty reaching new KCB managing director Harun Kibogong, who together with other senior officials, was locked in a meeting on Monday.

The bank, which was officially licensed in April 2006 but began full operations in South Sudan a month later, now boasts of 20 branches spread across the country’s 10 states.

KCB South Sudan currently has a reported 80,000 clients in the country.

(ST)