A mining wage shake-up just put a $400 floor in place, with Zimbabwe’s lowest-paid mine worker set to receive US$418 monthly under a fresh sector agreement. The deal came from talks involving mining unions and the Chamber of Mines.
Higher ranks move upward from there, with Grade 6 workers reaching US$465 and Grade 7 staff hitting US$484. The biggest earners in the structure are Grade 12 at US$911 and Grade 13 at US$971.
The agreement covers the mining workforce under the National Employment Council framework and still needs labour ministry registration. Pay levels can be reviewed if economic conditions shift.
Mines that generate foreign currency will pay in US dollars, while approved non-foreign currency producers can use ZiG payments based on the RBZ interbank rate.
Higher ranks move upward from there, with Grade 6 workers reaching US$465 and Grade 7 staff hitting US$484. The biggest earners in the structure are Grade 12 at US$911 and Grade 13 at US$971.
The agreement covers the mining workforce under the National Employment Council framework and still needs labour ministry registration. Pay levels can be reviewed if economic conditions shift.
Mines that generate foreign currency will pay in US dollars, while approved non-foreign currency producers can use ZiG payments based on the RBZ interbank rate.
