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THIS IS “no longer business as usual,” declares Peter Mutasa, President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). “Unions are going to be united.”
According to Mutasa, the situation in the country is dire, with basic salaries at or near the poverty line and workers unable to meet basic expenses. The Covid-19 shutdowns and related economic dislocations have reduced incomes for more than half of all urban workers.
According to labour representatives, the government’s response has been to collude with business to stifle workers’ rights.
Responding to the crisis, representatives of all Zimbabwe’s major worker organizations met last month to discuss falling working conditions and wages, vowing to use their collective voice to work towards decent work and decent lives. The organizations included the ZCTU and the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions, which is perceived as pro-government, and the Apex Council, the body that represents all gover
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By Alois Vinga
THERE was drama Thursday when labour federations walked out on Labour Minister Paul Mavima in protest over the alleged collusion between government and business bent on stifling workers’ rights.
Representatives from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) alongside the usually pro-government unions like the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) and the Apex Council joined forces in rare unity birthed by increasing hardship against the working class and left the Tripartite Negotiation Forum meeting in a huff.
Sources privy to the developments said the move was in protest against Mavima’s conduct of ignoring pertinent issues affecting workers and instead prioritising discussions on government policies among others.
WORKERS under the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) banner have declared that a crippling general strike was the only way out of the current salary