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Strikes and Protests 2007/8 - Teachers and Lecturers
Police brutally attack teachers
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
February 21,
2007
Police have
unleashed a reign of terror on teachers in Harare and outlying areas.
Today from 8:05am, truckloads of anti riot police embarked on a
massive beating up spree of teachers for embarking on the nation
wide strike. So far they have attacked teachers at Shiriyedenga,
Ruvheneko and Chembira Schools in Glen Norah B forcing them to consume
chalk and chasing them from the schools. The Catalyst has just received
reports from the Progressive
Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) that another truck
has been deployed to Epworth on a similar mission. Teachers have
been on
strike since the 5th of February 2007 demanding higher remunerations
and better working conditions that have been deteriorating for the
past six years. They argue that their salaries must be in tandem
with the Poverty Datum Line which is currently lurking at $588 000.
The attack on the teaching
fraternity comes barely 5 days after the police attacked Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters and residents of Highfields
in a bid to stop a High Court sanctioned opposition rally which
was supposed to be held at Zimbabwe Grounds. According to reports
received from MDC, the attack left an estimated 31 people injured
with at least two admitted in hospitals.
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in Zimbabwe Coalition fact
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