US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1981

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CUSTOMS BUREAU STRIKE RESOLVED - FOR NOW

Identifier: 04KINSHASA1981
Wikileaks: View 04KINSHASA1981 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kinshasa
Created: 2004-10-25 09:23:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ELAB ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV CG
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001981 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ELAB, ECON, ETRD, EWWT, PGOV, CG 
SUBJECT: CUSTOMS BUREAU STRIKE RESOLVED - FOR NOW 
 
REF: KINSHASA 1875 
 
1.  OFIDA (Customs) employees returned to work on October 11 
after the government met some of their demands.  The GDRC has 
promised to double the bonuses paid to the workers at the end 
of the month and to consider a salary increase in the 2005 
budget. 
 
2.  Comment.  It remains to be seen if the government will 
keep its promises.  OFIDA is supposed to receive 5 percent of 
the revenues it collects in an incentive scheme.  These funds 
have not been remitted, and they will be needed to finance 
the increased bonus payments.  End comment. 
MEECE 

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