THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has slammed the government for undue favouritism towards the business community at a time when poverty is negatively affecting workers’ mental health. Speaking to workers during the belated commemorations of the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW), ZCTU...
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has demanded that government should legislate minimum wages in United States dollars to cushion workers from the harsh economic environment caused by distorted currency rates. ZCTU said workers would resort to “other means” if government fails to meet t...
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned that it is mobilising for mass action against the current economic crisis if government fails to provide solutions. This comes as nurses at public hospitals have announced plans to go on strike in a fortnight if government does not offer ...
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the primary trade union federation in Zimbabwe, recently raised concern over the price hikes on necessities. "The bread price will hit hard workers who are already on their knees after recent other price hikes on foodstuffs," the union said on i...
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)’s general council has suspended Obert Masaraure over alleged misconduct. But the decision has left the union divided with one of its affiliates, Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union, saying it did not endorse the suspension order. ...
HARARE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean police on Tuesday banned a planned demonstration by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) against a 2 percent tax on electronic money transfers recently announced by the government. The country's largest worker representative body had called for the...
trade unionismdemocratisationdevelopmentThis article is the first of a two-part study on the evolution of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in the 1990s. This first part covers the period 1990鈥 1995, when the labour centre was in its most radical mode. This is demonstrated by ...
THE Chinese Embassy in Harare has accused the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) of damaging strong bilateral relations that exist between Zimbabwe and the Far East giant. It said the labour body was doing this through a systematic campaign aimed a
In that vein, the move by the Zimbabwe Teachers' Union (Zimta) in May this year to break away from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the largest labour umbrella body in the country, was most progressive in enhancing and spreading democracy at various levels, part of which is ...
Political pressure groups and leaders: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition [Wellington CHIBEBE]; National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]; Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Lovemore MATOMBO] International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAE...