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6 Million ICC Loan Mismanaged Marvo, Workers in 13 Month Salary Dispute The R5.00 Voice of the Labour Movement Established 1988 Issue No: 212 MARCH , 2014 Register ed at the GPO as a N ews paper Marvo, workers Goche, Chinamasa in 13 month clash over LMF the meeting. who continue to disrupt or refuse to “He was quite sensitive to some of sanction most of our activities using salary the issues such as labour market the Public Order and Security Act flexibility but he gave us a political which should not be applied to trade commitment. The government has unions. The police have made it very dispute shown willingness to work towards the clear to us on several occasions that fulfilment of the recommendations,” they do not take their orders from the Page 3 he said. courts but from above,” said ZCTU The revelation by Goche spells secretary general Japhet Moyo. discord in government circles over the “The ZCTU is of the view that the concept which was introduced in ILO needs to remain seized with this cabinet by the former finance minister matter until the government fully Tendai Biti but was shelved after it complies with the recommendations. failed to garner enough support. The government is not fully committed Sources said the concept was not to satisfy the recommendations supported by the then Minister of although there are some few trainings Labour Paurina Mpariwa, Minister of which have been done after the ILO Public Service Lucia Matibenga and had availed funds. The legislation is President Robert Mugabe despite still limiting the freedoms of workers being supported by many. despite some provisions of the new The ILO delegation also discussed constitution which guarantee our other issues on the implementation of freedom. We have to go to the courts to the recommendations which the ZCTU enjoy our right which is costing the said was taking too long. trade union unnecessarily,” he said. Meet the Doumbia said the social partners Nkiwane added that the ZCTU is need to work together in mapping out open to engagement by all social implementation strategies such as the partners in working towards the full training of the military and the police implementation of the new on dealing with trade union activities. recommendations. “Joint activities would be necessary “Our desire is to see things to validate the trainings. We want all happening on the ground. We have had CWUZ partners to feel ownership of the tools a lot of motions going nowhere but we so that they work. It will take time to hope and expect that this time around see real change on the ground but you the process will be speedy. We hope we President need to be vigilant and keep pointing it will be honest with each other and Page 8 out to the government that there is need assist one another in the Minister of Labour - Nicholas Goche for transformation,” she said. implementation process,” he said. She added that the ILO would The government withdrew all BY STAFF REPORTER country. Chinamasa claims that the continue to render its technical outstanding cases against the ZCTU country's labour laws are too friendly assistance to Zimbabwe after realising save for two which are at the Supreme HE Minister of Public to workers such that they scare away that social partners were willing to Court. Service Labour and Social potential investors. work towards a common goal. The ILO delegation met with TServices, Nicholas Goche The visiting ILO technical “We hope the number of incidents several stakeholders including the says that he will not support the delegation of Cleopatra Doumbia will drop to zero from now. We have Prosecutor General, Attorney General, adoption of the concept of labour Henry (ILO director of International noticed that the government is trying to the Labour Court, the Police, Judiciary market flexibility during his tenure Standards) head of delegation and implement all the recommendations Services Commission, Human Rights of office. Oksana Wolfson revealed Goche's but there is a problem of resources. Commission and the Civil Service Goche revealed his sentiments on remarks on the concept to the They have made progress but the pace Commission $6 million the concept which is being fiercely Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions of implementation is not very The ILO commission of inquiry resisted by labour to the visiting (ZCTU) leadership in a consultative pleasing,” said Doumbia. came to Zimbabwe in 2009 after International Labour Organisation meeting. The ZCTU leadership expressed reports of workers' rights abuse by Page 16 high level technical delegation which “The strongest statement that he dismay at the lack of pace by labour and employers. ICC loan was in the country last month to review made during the meeting was about government in implementing the After its visit the commission found progress on the implementation of the labour market flexibility when he said recommendations citing continued out that there were systematic and recommendations of the ILO 'not under me'. He said he would not sit violation of trade union rights. systemic patterns of arrests, commission of inquiry. and watch workers being hired and ZCTU President George Nkiwane detentions, torture and violence against mismanaged Labour market flexibility is being fired randomly,” said Doumbia. said the ILO needs to closely monitor trade unionists by the state championed by Finance Minister ILO country director Tabi Abodo the government on the implementation countrywide. Page 16 Patrick Chinamasa who claims that the said Goche gave them a political of the recommendations. concept will boost investment in the commitment without a deadline during “We are still seized with the police Page 2 The Worker, MARCH 2014 Cost of justice rises for underpaid workers Court, the Acting Chief Registrar of their case can be ready for set down. If By Christopher Mahove difficult for dismissed workers who the Supreme Court, Walter Chikwana, the appellant fails to deposit the money can not afford the huge amounts said all courts were now required to put with the Sheriff, their case will be demanded by the Sheriff. It effectively rbitrator and Zimbabwe in place mechanisms to operationalise deemed abandoned and will be means that workers will not be able to Congress of Trade Unions the two Practice Directions. dismissed. appeal their cases and this is likely to Legal Advisor, Zakeyo A “Subject to the provisions of the The same goes for failure to file lead to a drastic drop in appeals by Mtimtema, says the two Practice Constitutional Court, Rules of the appeal papers within the stipulated workers at the Labour Court and Directions issued by Chief Justice Supreme Court, Rules of the High time frame directed by the Order of the Supreme Court. Only employers will Godfrey Chidyausiku directing that Court, Rules of the Labour Court and Court or within five days from the date be able to appeal against Arbitrators all notices of set down be served by Rules of the Administrative Court it is filed with the registrar of the and Labour Court decisions.” he said. the office of the Sheriff are a big regarding the service of process, with Supreme Court, or to comply with the He said in making his decision, the blow to dismissed workers who are effect from 1 February 2014, all Practice Direction. Chief Justice should have considered already hard pressed for cash. notices of set down shall be served by “If no arrangements have been that the Labour Court was for the poor Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku the Sheriff. made for the preparation of the record workers who were currently earning issued two Practice Directions, “At the time of filing an appeal, within the time limits specified, the far below the Poverty Datum Line. Practice Direction Number 1 of 2014, application or a pre-trial conference appeal shall be deemed to have been “This is taking away justice from on Standard Directions for Services of request, as the case may be, a party abandoned and shall be dismissed,” the poor workers and giving it to the Notices of Set Down and Practice shall deposit with the Sheriff an read part of the Practice Direction. rich employers. Direction Number 2 of 2014 on amount as determined by the Sheriff as Mtimtema said the two directives Imagine a farm worker earning Appeals from the Labour Court to the Zakeyo Mtimtema security for costs of service of all set the cost of justice beyond the reach US$65 a month and the sheriff requires Supreme Court, both effective from notices set down,” reads part of the of the poor workers, most of whom a deposit of US100-00 for a distance of consulted other stakeholders, adding the first of February 2014. Practice Direction 1 of 2014 would have been dismissed while more than 5km from the court house, that this was tantamount to reducing In a letter addressed to Registrars of The practice direction stipulates already underpaid and not able to save where do you expect such an employee the backlog at the Labour Court in a the High Court, the Labour Court, the that an appellant has to first furnish the any penny. to get the money? negative way. Administrative Court, the Sheriff and court with proof of payment before “These directives make life He said Chidyausiku should have the Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Rationalise Remunerate workers parastatals’ well - Mugabe BY STAFF REPORTER resident Robert Mugabe has added his voice on calls for salaries Pemployers to pay Poverty Datum Linked remuneration despite his government's failure to award the BY STAFF REPORTER rationalise state enterprises salaries. least paid civil servant a living wage in Mudenda said during the HE Zimbabwe Congress of the first round of the 2014 constitution-making process, a negotiations.
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