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03 May 2010 Edition 43 03 May 2010 visit: www.zlhr.org.zw Edition 43 Workers issue ultimatum HARARE-The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade “No one should freeze salaries. Zvakaipa Unions (ZCTU) has issued an ultimatum to the izvozvo. (That’s a wrong attitude). We are still transitional coalition government and employers getting interferences even under the inclusive to improve salaries and working conditions. government. This must stop. Interference is a serious issue. We are reporting the statement The government, the biggest formal employer, of freezing salaries to the International Labour pays civil servants a monthly salary of between Organisation (ILO),” he said. $150 and $200. Tsvangirai, a fiery ZCTU secretary-general before forming the Movement for Democratic Change, ZCTU President Lovemore Matombo told attended the celebrations together with several workers at a rally to mark International Workers government ministers, including Labour Minister Day last Saturday that the labour union would Paurina Mpariwa. In his speech, Tsvangirai organise job actions to compel employers and the promised workers that no freeze would be government to reward workers by paying them a imposed on their salaries. minimum living wage of $500 a month. Tsvangirai cautioned against ill thought Matombo said the labour union would protest indigenisation policies. against the high levels of taxation and lack of access to the life prolonging anti-retroviral drugs “Zvejambanja zvakaitwa kumapurazi. Haungaiti (ARV)’s. Both employers and employees are jambanja pacompany pausina kuisa cent. struggling with lost production hours due to the Ngatizivei zvatirikuita because we are not ravages of HIV/AIDS. the last investment destination in the world. (The violence that accompanied farm invasions “Income tax should be lowered and ARV’s should should not extent to industries.) just not be availed to connected and influential people but to those who deserve them,” Mpariwa said a bill to harmonise labour laws would be pushed through in Parliament. said Matombo. Penga mushandi penga… ZCTU President Lovemore Matombo addressing workers at Dzivarasekwa Stadium The trade union leader gave the government and employers up to the end of July to wrap up the current collective bargaining process. Matombo said workers would take action if this deadline was not met. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who launched Govt pleads guilty his political career on the back of the ZCTU, HARARE-The government has admitted The ILO report followed its visit to Ndlovu added: “Arrests, detentions should that harsh laws and politicised security Zimbabwe in August last year to investigate cease - a few weeks after the Commission sat at the high table as Matombo berated the agents have stiffled workers’ rights. allegations of breaches of the conventions and left Zimbabwe, the ZCTU president transitional government’s failure to improve violations of workers’ rights in Zimbabwe. (Lovemore Matombo) and four other were workers’ conditions. Paurina Mpariwa, the Minister of Labour arrested and charged under POSA. We also and Social Services said government would The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) dismissed the government’s response had the police defying a High Court order “Everything (collective bargaining) should be amend the Public Order and Security Act saying it did not address the issues which the and refusing that ZCTU commemorates finished by July. We are going to take to the (POSA), a draconian piece of legislation ILO had raised. Khumbulani Ndlovu, the ZCTU a September 13 (2006) event. The police which Harare has used to suppress streets,” said Matombo. Information Officer, told The Legal Monitor actually wrote to ZCTU overturning the opposition and human rights activists since that Mpariwa’s letter placed more emphasis on High Court order saying they did not take its enactment almost a decade ago. Matombo echoed calls by civil society leaders at the creation of the inclusive government than instructions from the Courts but from going through the steps government is taking to the commemorations for the repealing of harsh She revealed this in a letter to the ensure that workers’ rights are not violated or ‘higher offices.’ laws such as the Access to Protection of Privacy International Labour Organisation (ILO). that the arrests, beatings and ban of meetings that Act (AIPPA) and the Public Order and Security happened in the past do not happen again. “These are some of the examples that even Act and the Criminal Codification (Reform Act), “It should be noted that the Public Order though government has accepted the report which have been abused by the police to stifle the and Security Act is being amended in Mpariwa told the ILO that the transitional they are not willing, or are reluctant to consideration of the Inclusive Government’s government had created an Organ on National implement the recommendations. Accepting activities of labour and civil society organisations. Healing. Said Ndlovu: “The ZCTU is not excited affirmed commitment to the principle of the report is one thing, while implementing by the work of the Organ on National Healing The ZCTU President said Tsvangirai and freedom of assembly and association. that is mentioned in the government’s response. it is another. The ZCTU is keener on It is in this spirit of engagement among the President Robert Mugabe’s coalition government This Organ is out of touch with reality or with seeing the (ILO) recommendations people of Zimbabwe that the Commission’s had failed to resolve the decade-long political and real issues affecting victims of state-sponsored being implemented.” (ILO) recommendations are accepted violence. The ILO recommendations are economic crisis. by the government. Government wishes very clear. Among other things, there is need to The issue of POSA in Zimbabwe has to advise that the implementation of the drop all cases against labour activists that arose remained a thorny issue since its enactment “We are not happy with the government. Fourteen through POSA. This has not happened. recommendations, while already on going, in 2002 when it replaced the colonial and will be informed by the overall government Activists are still appearing in court charged months (since the formation of the government) repressive Law and Order (Maintenance) targets,” said Mpariwa in her letter dated under POSA.” has been enough for the government to solve the Act which Ian Smith had introduced 20 April. economic and political crisis. Tamboshingirira. She added that amending POSA was not enough. in the 1960s to suppress the rights and Asi patavakuenda pakati shatei. We want to toyi The Minister was responding to the activities of nationalists and freedom toyi very soon. (We have been tolerant but we are “There is need to repeal POSA - currently fighters. Progressive organisations such ILO fact finding mission report entitled: discussions are around amending POSA and losing our patience and we will soon embark on “Commission of Inquiry on the Observance as Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights anti-government protests,” said Matombo. not repealing it,” she said, adding that the State of the Freedom of Association and the must not interfere in trade union work. “We have have extensively documented the abuse of Protection of the Right to Organise police writing the ZCTU a letter telling them who the legislation by the police and other state Matombo said his union would campaign against Convention and the Right to Organisation should or should not speak at this year’s May actors, and continue to call for the total politicians who were advocating for the freezing Collective Bargaining Convention”. Day commemorations.” repeal of POSA. of workers’ salaries. 03 May 2010 Statement on the status of constitutional reform process ZESN/ ZPP/ ZLHR Independent Constitution Monitoring Project The Zimbabwe Election Support Network of the political parties in their commitment to the Rindai Chipfunde-Vava ZLHR (ZESN) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human constitution making process. Tel: +263-4-250736, 791443, 798193 Rights (ZLHR) and Zimbabwe Peace Project E-mail: [email protected] Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights is a not (ZPP) Independent Constitution Monitoring Citizen participation in key ongoing constitutional for profit human rights organization whose core Project (ZZZICOMP) have noted with deep related activities is reportedly being marred Jestina Mukoko objective is to foster a culture of human rights concern the delays in the Constitution making by political interference such as “coaching” Tel: +263-4-747719 in Zimbabwe as well as to encourage the growth process. According to the Global Political the ordinary person on what to say thus stifling Email: [email protected] and strengthening of human rights at all levels Agreement (GPA), the outreach process was the people’s right to freedom of expression and [email protected] of Zimbabwean society through observance of supposed to have been completed no later than invariably negating the principle behind a people- the rule of law. ZLHR is committed to upholding four (4) months after the First All Stakeholders’ driven process. Irene Petras respect for the rule of law and the unimpeded Conference. This has, however, not been the case Tel: +263-4-708118, 705370, 764085 administration of justice, free and fair elections, as it is now eight (8) months since the conference In addition, there have been several incidents Email: [email protected] the free flow of information and the protection of in which constitution awareness workshops by was held and there remains no sign that the [email protected] constitutional rights and freedoms in Zimbabwe outreach will commence any time soon. civil society organisations have been disrupted and facilitators accused of advocating for regime and the surrounding region. It keeps these values central in its programming activities. Also, of concern are reports of people who are change. In some areas community members are Background of the Partnering Organisations being harassed and threatened for expressing reportedly being “trained” on what to say when the outreach teams visit their areas.
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