The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), a labour organisation, has claimed that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum Bill is their victory. The bill among other things outlaws stay-aways or strikes by workers before exhausting negotiation channels with government and other stakeholders.
The bill comes at a time when several workers groups have threatened to protest against the state of affairs. A January ZCTU stay-away degenerated into chaos as military personnel shot and killed several civilians. Properties were also lost as participants in the demonstration looted and torched some infrastructures.
Below is the twitter post by the labor union:
Why the TNF ACT is our victory.
We fought for it for a long time and we finally got it.
We are now focused on making it work.
Under any Government, labour requires a platform for dialogue with those holding power and impacting on workers. @edmnangagwa@nelsonchamisa pic.twitter.com/jAg7CFumoq
— ZCTU – Zimbabwe (@ZctuZimbabwe) June 8, 2019
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