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Viewing cable 04KINSHASA1474, CIVIL SERVANTS REMAIN AT WORK DESPITE CONTINUING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04KINSHASA1474 2004-08-04 14:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001474 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ECON ECPS ELAB EWWT PGOV CG
SUBJECT: CIVIL SERVANTS REMAIN AT WORK DESPITE CONTINUING 
TENSIONS 
 
REF: A. KINSHASA 250 
 
     B. KINSHASA 450 
     C. KINSHASA 1399 
 
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet 
distribution. 
 
2. (U) Summary. Despite the failure of negotiations between 
the GDRC and various unions earlier this year, most civil 
servants have returned to work.  Isolated strikes have since 
occured in several public enterprises and services, but 
general striking has not resumed.  Civil servants remain 
frustrated, but are disorganized and have few alternatives 
but to continue working for meager salaries that often go 
unpaid.  Inter-union tensions are running high, with various 
groups attempting instigate another general strike.  The GDRC 
is attempting to co-opt individual unions in order to prevent 
this.  End Summary. 
 
3. (U) In late June and early July, Kinshasa saw renewed 
striking by several public enterprises and services including 
ONATRA (transportation), RVF (river commerce), RVM (maritime 
trade), OFIDA (customs), and OCPT (postal and 
telecommunications).  (Note.  A civil service general strike 
in February 2004 was suspended pending further negotiations 
with the GDRC.  However, the GDRC refuses to budge past FC 
10,000 total salary/month for the lowest paid worker.  See 
refs A and B.  End Note.)  These strikes were intended to 
protest both salary arrears and the continuing lack of 
resolution to the GDRC-civil service salary debate.  Again, 
civil servants quickly returned to work, this time after the 
GDRC agreed to distribute a portion of their unpaid wages 
(ref C).  (Note.  To date, few of these promised 
disbursements have been made.  End Note.) 
 
4. (SBU) In late July, local press reported that air traffic 
controllers (ATCs) of Regie des Voies Aerienne (RVA) and 
Aviation Civile were preparing to strike.  Econoffs 
interviewed ATCs and RVA management and determined that 
strike rumors were unfounded and could be attributed either 
to attempts by various unions to instigate another general 
strike or internal political wrangling amongst RVA leadership 
(ref C). 
 
5. (SBU) RVA and Aviation Civile are critical government 
enterprises controlling overflight and landing rights and 
fees.  They not only provide revenue to the GDRC, but control 
the primary means for moving people and commercial goods 
within the country.  Recognizing these facts, the GDRC moved 
swiftly to end a strike by ATCs at the N'Djili airport in 
late February (ref B).  (Comment.  In attempting to instigate 
a second ATC strike, union heads were likely seeking to 
capitalize on RVA and Aviation Civile's influence in the GDRC 
to gain concessions for all civil servants.  However, as the 
GDRC pays RVA and Aviation Civile employees decent salaries 
on a relatively timely basis, ATCs had little incentive to 
risk their jobs by striking.  End Comment.) 
 
6. (SBU) Between 27 July and 3 August, Econoffs met with 
representatives of various unions and and public enterprises 
including SLC (Syndicat Libre du Congo), CONAMAFET 
(Confederation Nationale des Mandataires et Agents de 
l'Etat), FOSYFET (Force Syndicale des Agents et 
Fonctionnaires de l'Etat), SYNAFET (Syndicat National des 
Agents et Fonctionnaires de l'Etat et Para-Etatiques), and 
RVF.  Most of the representatives offered little substantive 
information regarding their intentions or organizational 
capacities, but preferred instead to discuss their sentiments 
towards the GDRC.  These ranged from mildly distrustful to 
incensed, with Mr. Emery Tshipamba of SYNAFET calling the 
GDRC's most recent salary offer "a crime akin to social 
genocide." 
 
7. (SBU) Mr. Mutumoyi of SLC and Mr. Mayala of CONAMAFET 
mentioned repeatedly that the February general strike had not 
ended, but was merely "suspended" and could be resumed at any 
time.  Similar veiled threats of further striking were a 
common theme, but no specific dates or groups were mentioned. 
 
 
8. (SBU) Comment.  Labor unrest will likely continue, but not 
on the scale seen in February 2004.  Numerous civil service 
unions compete against one another for membership and 
government attention.  This serves to dilute their influence 
in labor negotiations with the GDRC.  Attempts to organize 
another general strike have been easily stymied by the GDRC, 
which selectively disburses salary arrears (as in the case of 
the July strikes) or negotiates unilaterally with one or 
another union (as with the ATCs) to divide and conquer the 
civil service labor front.  End Comment. 
MEECE