Zambia Threatens to Expel Foreign Workers Over Mine Job Cuts
Mining companies in Zambia have warned that an increase in royalties set for Jan. 1 will lead to more than 21,000 job cuts.
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Zambia threatened to cancel work permits for some foreign workers at mines that it accuses of announcing job cuts to "arm-twist" the government over proposed tax changes.
“They downsize the local workers, we also send back some of the foreign workers. And we decide who to send back,” Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo told reporters Sunday in Lusaka.