Zim workers under siege: Global Report January 10, 2021 in Local, News BY MOSES MATENGA ZIMBABWE has been red-flagged as one of the world’s 10 worst countries regarding workers’ welfare. Violations of workers’ rights, including abductions and other forms of violence and threats of harm, are cited. According to the International Trade Union Confederation’s documentation of violations of workers’ rights, Zimbabwe joined the bad boys’ club including Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, Kazakhstan, the Philippines and Turkey where workers’ rights were brazenly violated. “In the aftermath of the violent attacks against workers during the general strikes organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in October 2018 and January 2019, Zimbabwe continued its crackdown against trade unions,” the report said.