Democratic Republic of Congo

The Mbudi accord was negotiated in 2004 and has still not been implemented by the government. The pay scale is from $208 to $2080. The government promised to progressively implement the scale in 2006, beginning with a movement to a pay scale from $70 to $700.

The general assembly had been called by the local of the Congolese Press association (UNPC) to discuss the suspension of the co-ordinator of the local due to financial irregularities.

The workers were asking for a transport service to get them to work. They also asked for medical care to be included in their benefits. Currently only doctors benefit from these services and the workers have called this segregationist.