Malawi: Employees Accuse Management of AOI of Racism and Discrimination

Trouble is brewing at newly established tobacco company, Alliance One Tobacco [Malawi] Limited where employees have petitioned their management to fire a consultant, accusing management of racism. The employees, in the petition, say the consultant, Simon Wray should leave the company within 24 hours and asked management to stop favouring whites at the company. But the Human Resources Director Paulette Kamkwende said that the incident that gave rise to the accusations has since been resolved. The accusations come barely a month after Dimon and Stancom Tobacco companies, two major tobacco companies merged to become Alliance One Tobacco [Malawi] Ltd.