Kagem agrees to 10% salary increase in 2026/27
Emerald producer Kagem Mining, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Zambian government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has successfully negotiated the 2026/27 collective agreement for its unionised workers under which employees will receive a 10% salary increment for this year and a further 10% for 2027 across the board.
In addition, the negotiations between Kagem management and the Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) and the National Union of Miners & Allied Workers (NUMAW) saw the introduction of a thirteenth salary cheque for staff at 100% of monthly basic pay in December in place of a Christmas bonus, among other upward adjustments.
“We are pleased to have once again reached an amicable agreement with our employees and their unions that will pave the way for a continued period of productive mining at Kagem in the coming year.
“This increment will also provide a positive knock-on effect to their families, the communities around the mine, and further afield as Kagem strives to produce world-class emeralds that support the national economy,” Kagem GM Adriaan Prinsloo said on January 19.
NUMAW president Saul Simujika commended Kagem management for its open-door policy and continued dialogue and engagement with stakeholders, urging the mine to keep up the same.
The collective agreement, which has been approved by the Labour Commissioner in Lusaka, marks the fourth consecutive year that the mine will be honouring such a commitment to its staff.
Kagem has a permanent and pensionable workforce of more than 1 200, of which 92% are Zambian nationals.
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