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ZCTU National Labour Protest - Sept 13, 2006 - Index of articles
Statement
on deportation of US Coalition of Black Trade Unionists delegation
Embassy of the United States
(Harare)
September 22, 2006
We strongly condemn the Government
of Zimbabwe’s decision today to deny entry to a delegation from
the United States Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). The
CBTU delegation arrived today at the Harare International Airport
from South Africa for a visit scheduled months ago but was turned
away and forced to return to Johannesburg.
The CBTU represents black workers within
the trade union movement in the United States and its delegations
frequently visit Africa nations. Their last visit to Zimbabwe was
in May of 2005. The CBTU delegation had informed the Zimbabwean
Government of its intended visit, received visas, and scheduled
meetings with a variety of government, labor and civil society groups.
The delegation was denied entry at the last moment by the government,
which claimed that the visit was "unacceptable."
Clearly the Zimbabwean Government’s
decision not to honor the delegation’s visas is the result of the
events of September 13, when security forces brutally suppressed
planned peaceful demonstrations by the Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). This transparent attempt to
deflect international attention from the vicious beatings is itself
an example of the Zimbabwean Government’s repression and of its
fear of the truth.
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