The Union of Workers of Banks, Insurance, Financial Institutions, Microfinance and Commerce of Mali (SYNABEF) has decided to observe a 72-hour strike from Wednesday, October 27. This, for a period of 72 hours, as well as the National Federation of Petroleum, Trade, Insurance and Banks of Mali (FENPECAB).
The strikers are demanding, in fact, the regularization of temporary workers, the resignation of Brehima Amadou Haidara, general administrator of Banque Développement du Mali (DBM sa) for having “improperly dismissed Ms. Kané”, and an outcome to a case of “forced dismissal. »Of 70 Ecobank monies for economic reasons in the context of Covid-19.
The unions in the banking sector are also asking for the opening of negotiations on the valuation of the rebate rate for resellers of Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU Mali), at 10% of the employment contract, in accordance with the labor code, as well as the regularization of the contract of the workers of the African Society of Studies and Achievements (SAER Emploi), specialized in the recruitment and advice in human resources. They also demand the application of the collective agreement of hydrocarbon companies which dates from 2010, the application of the collective agreement of microfinance, and the re-reading of the trade agreement scheduled for the month of January 2022. As well as the application of the convention of pharmaceutical industries, the draft of which is about to be finalized.
In a joint statement published on October 26, 2021, the Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (APBEF) and the Committee of Insurance Companies of Mali (CCAM) indicated that “the notice (filed on October 7, 2021, Editor’s note) blithely violates the provisions of the Collective Agreement and tramples on the terms of the Government-UNTM-CNPM conciliation minutes signed on February 5, 2021 ”.
And to hammer home his “concern for the constant improvement of the living and working conditions of employees, as evidenced by the salary increases granted in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and the ongoing negotiations for the revision of the collective agreement”.
For the moment, there is no official exit from the line ministry.
