Forestry Commission in 3 months salary arrears

FORESTRY Commission board chairperson Charity Manyeruke has said the commission has failed to pay its workers for the past three months due to a financial squeeze.

Presenting before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment and Tourism, Manyeruke said the commission owes approximately $2 million in salaries and statutory obligations of up to $5 million.

“At the present moment, we are behind by three months on salaries amounting to about $2 million.

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