Glencore urged not to cut jobs at Zambian copper mine
1,690 views · Published 12 November 2015 · 0:51 · Indexed 12 October 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2015 · News & Politics
Unions in Zambia have called on Glencore to surrender the Zambia Mopani Copper Mine to the government rather than lay off workers. The Swiss based company's Zambia unit plans to suspend production at the mine for 18 months and lay off more than 3,800 workers in Africa's second-biggest copper producer as it struggles under a depressed global copper prices and rising production costs.
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