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Zimbabwe Trade Unionists arrested
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
October 12, 2004

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) informs you that three trade unionists, Samuael Khumalo, Ngulube and Munemo members of the Communication and Allied Services Workers Union of Zimbabwe (CASWUZ) were arrested by the Zimbabwe Republic of Police (ZRP) yesterday 11 October 2004 at around 11:00 am in Bulawayo, no reasons for the arrest were given.

Ngulube and Munemo are being held at the Bulawayo Central Police station while Samual Khumalo's where abouts are unknown. The Lawyer of the Union is still making frantic efforts to locate where Khumalo is being held but at the moment it is still in vein. This is a worrying development since Khumalo has always been a target of the Police and he was once arrested beaten and left for dead last year during the ZCTU demonstrations against high levels of Taxation.

It seems the police in Bulawayo are handling this strike in a heavy handed manner as both the Police and the army are at the moment surrounding the premises of the Bulawayo Post office and thge Post Office Savings Bank where a lot of members of the Union work.

Workers at Zimbabwe Post (ZIMOPOST) and Telone went on strike last week over management failure to pay an arbitration award of a salary increament whicyh was awarded in June.

Meanwhile the strike is going ahead and the Union leaders will be meeting officials from the Ministry of Labour on Thursday 14 October.

The ZCTU condemns this action by the police as the strike by ZIMPOST and Telone workers is legal.

The ZCTU will keep you informed on any developments

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