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ZRDCWU General Secretary under attack
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
September 22, 2005

The ZCTU informs you that the General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Rural District Councils Workers Union (ZRDCWU) escaped an alleged attack recently when 11 people who claimed to be Central Intelliegence operatives and from the President's office visited his home during the night looking for him.

Apparently the General Secretary Cde, James Gumbie was out of the city on Union business and they only talked to his sister.

In a report of the incident to the ZCTU Secretary General, Mr. Gumbi said the group of people made it clear that he should stay away from the ZCTU and they would 'kill him if he insisted'. The group also turned violent and damaged Mr. Gumbui's vehicle. The incident was reported to the Police in Warren Park surburb.

Mr. Gumbi believes that this group of people might belong to the rebel group from ZCTU who call themselves the disgruntled affiliates workers union.

The threat might have come after a ZCTU leadership meeting which resolved to identify the so called disgruntled unions and also asked affiliate unions to write to the ZCTU declaring whether the suppoted or did not support the ZCTU and its current leadership.

In his later Mr. Gumbi made it clear that he would not be cowed into fear and renege on his duty which he was given by his union to perform.

The ZCTU had been under attack from the disgruntled affilaites who were accusing the current leadership of among others things political involvement at the expense of workers' welfare, corruption and the violation of thge ZCTU constitution.

The accusations degenerated into verbal and physical attacks on the ZCTU leadership which finally led to the suspension of the four so called disgruntled affilitae union leaders form the ZCTU general Council.

The ZCTU has made it clear that no threats or any human and trade union rights would be tolerated.

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