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ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR AMENDMENT ACT NO. 11 OF 2023

ZCTU CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF THULANI MASEKO

PRESS RELEASE

ZCTU CONDEMNS THE MURDER OF THULANI MASEKO

On behalf of workers in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is

shocked by the murder of prominent human rights lawyer and activist in Eswatini, Comrade

Thulani Rudolf Maseko

His death came soon after King Swati III is reportedly to have warned his political

opponents that they will be dealt with.

The killing of Maseko, which is a clear sign that the dictatorship in Eswatini is prepared to go

SUBJECT: CHINESE LABOUR VIOLATIONS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE LABOUR MOVEMENT IN ZIMBABWE.

PRESS RELEASE
25 October 2022
For immediate release

COMMENTARY ON THE ZIMBABWE LABOUR BILL 2021

COMMENTARY ON THE ZIMBABWE LABOUR BILL 2021

INTRODUCTION:

ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) COMMUNIQUE ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY

ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU)

COMMUNIQUE

This communiqué was issued by the ZCTU after a workshop on the State of the economy which was held on 16 September 2020. The workshop deliberated on the state of the economy, fiscal and monetary policies, insurance and pensions for workers, and the Global Compensation Deed. The following were the declarations:

I. STATE OF THE ECONOMY

ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU) COMMUNIQUE ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY

ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS (ZCTU)

COMMUNIQUE

I. STATE OF THE ECONOMY

GOVERNMENT'S ILL PREPAREDNESS FOR STAGE 2 LOCKDOWN PUTS LIVES IN DANGER

05 May 2020

PRESS RELEASE

RE:GOVERNMENT'S ILL PREPAREDNESS FOR STAGE 2 LOCKDOWN PUTS LIVES IN DANGER

We note with serious concern that when the government of Zimbabwe announced that the country was down grading its fight against COVID19 to stage 2, it was not yet ready and therefore exposing workers to much greater risks.

2020 ZCTU INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE

ZCTU MESSAGE TO MARK ZIMBABWE’S 40th INDEPENDENCE DAY

THE ZCTU RESPONSE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) ON THE ZIMBABWE’S ECONOMY AND WORKERS

COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, which started in China in December 2019 has now been declared a global pandemic. As at 26 March 2020, there were a total of 465,915 confirmed cases, 21,031 confirmed deaths with 200 countries, areas or territories with cases[1]. The pandemic has weighed on global economic performance, with varied in-country socio-economic impacts.

ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE ZCTU INPUT IN THE FIGHT AND MITIGATION AGAINST COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

While the government, through advice from the Tripartite Negotiating Forum(TNF) declared the pandemic a national disaster and instituted measures that included:
i. Banning of all non-essential travel (excluding returning residents) and traffic, both inbound and outbound, except for movement of cargo;
ii. Ban on entertainment and recreational activities such as nightclubs, bars, beerhalls, movie houses, swimming pools, gymnasium and sporting activities;

PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES DURING LOCKDOWN

PRESS RELEASE

RE:PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES DURING LOCKDOWN

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is disturbed by reports in the media attributed to the Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare Professor Paul Mavima that government will not force private sector employers to pay their workers’ salaries during the COVID-19 national lockdown.

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