FQM Increases Employee Salaries By 15 Percent

By Staff Reporter

First Quantum Minerals Limited has reached an agreement with the National Union of Miners and Allied Workers to increase its employee’s salaries at Kansanshi and Kalumbila Mines by 15 percent for the period 2025 to 2026.

The agreement was officially signed by representatives from FQM and union leaders today in Lusaka.

 

United Mine Workers Union of Zambia (UMUZ) President Wisdom Ngwira expressed excitement over the salary increase, stating that the move will motivate employees at the two mines and is expected to boost production.

Mr. Ngwira has also urged other mining companies in the country to follow First Quantum Minerals’ example by improving employee’s conditions of service through salary increases.