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ZCTU-WAC secretary attacked
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
July 09, 2005

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary for the Women Advisory Council, Thabitha Khumalo was assaulted by a group of youths a a ZCTU WAC meeting aat the Quality International hotel today.

A group of more than 30 holigans who purport to be Trade Unionist and belonging to the so called aggrieved affiliates of the ZCTU stormed the meeting when it was just about to start and called for its cancellation.

In the ensuing melee Thabitha Khumalo was severely assulted by thge rogue group who shouted osbsenities at her. They also attacked the Chairpeson of the meeting Phoebe Vhareta.

Thabitha is at the moment admitted at Avenues clinic awaiting an x-ray scan. She was badly injured.

This is the same group of people who have been calling for the resignation of the ZCTU leadership.

The ZCTU is very worried by this callous behaviour which is coming from hired people who are not even Trade Union members. This is deliberate political interference of Trade Union affairs by a group of people who are furthering their political politicalk agenda. This type of action can not be tolerated as it is a violation of trade Union rights and also criminal.

Mlamleli Sibanda
Information Department

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