<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliIn spite of this investment, productivity appears to have increased only in response to hiring freezes, or reductions in the average wage and fringe benefit package caused by special circumstances.  <response>: Licha ya uwekezaji huu, uzalishaji unaonekana kuwa umeongezeka tu kwa kukabiliana na kuhifadhiwa kwa kuajiri, au kupunguzwa kwa mshahara wa wastani na mfuko wa faida ya ziada inayosababishwa na hali maalum. 