TAMA BUSINESS FOCUS

The Malawi Government has committed to protect children from all forms of child labour including hazardous work through reviewing of the prohibition of hazardous work for children order of 2012. Speaking as he was commissioning a two day stakeholder review meeting on Thursday in Salima, Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Wezi Kaira said that current order has helped the country in fighting child labour. He said that the review has come at a right time when Malawi is a path finder country in the fight against child labour and therefore all players must move fast in addressing child labour issues. PS for Labour Mr. Wezi Kaira And the International Labour Organisation has since advised that the country must quickly move out from developing good policies and laws without action. Technical Officer at the Malawi ILO Mr. Gracious Ndalama said that it is his belief that the country will benefit from the outcome of this review meeting. The prohibition of hazardous work for chil

Janet Mtengezo (front) emphasizing a point The Lilongwe District Council Agribusiness Office has advised farmers from Traditional Authority Chadza in the district to consider forming groups such as clubs and cooperatives. Lilongwe District Agribusiness Officer, Brenda Mwagomba was speaking on 11 August at Chikanga Primary school where 45 tobacco farmer members of Tama Farmers Trust from around Msozi area were being sensitized in how cooperatives are established. She encouraged the participants to proceed with their intention to establish a cooperative as the area has none. “Government has stopped focusing on single farmer trainings but farmers in groups such as clubs or cooperatives. We would like the farmers from TA Chadza to benefit from national grants such as Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) Project just like others are doing,” she said. Prior to her comments Cooperatives Development Officer, Janet Mtengezo from the Ministry of Trade and industry sensitized the partic