| Joyce Nonde-Simukoko | |
| Office: | Minister of Labor and Social Security |
| Term Start: | 15 September 2016 |
| President: | Edgar Lungu |
| Predecessor: | Fackson Shamenda |
| Birth Place: | Zambia |
| Residence: | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Constituency1: | None (Nominated MP) |
Joyce Nonde-Simukoko is a Zambian politician. She was appointed the Minister of Labour and Social Security in the Cabinet of Zambia by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu on 15 September 2016.[1]
In the past, she served as the president of the Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ).[2] [3] Immediately before her cabinet appointment, she served at the chairperson for Labour and Social Security in the Patriotic Front (Zambia) political party.[4]
In September 2016, she was appointed minister of Labour and Social Security in the Cabinet of Zambia and nominated as Member of Parliament of Zambia.[5] She took the oath of office on 15 September 2015.[1] [6] She came under pressure to resign in December 2016 after she called for the arrest of a whistle blower Mika Mwambazi who had begun a complaint about alleged mistreatment of workers at Horseshoe, a failing steakhouse in Lusaka. The Human Rights Commission however presented a report that stated that the complaints of worker mistreatment and racism were indeed founded. https://zambiareports.com/2016/12/22/nonde-shamed-hrc-confirm-abuse-horse-shoe-restaurant/
