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November 2005 street protests - Index of articles
ZCTU
action against poverty workers celebrating Silver Jubilee in hunger
Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
November 04, 2005
While Zimbabwe
is celebrating 25 years of Independence, life for the worker has
never been poorer. Poverty in Zimbabwe is now at 80% of the population
while the cost of living keeps rising by the day.
NechiShona
vanoti "Mwana asinga cheme anofira mumbereko"
NgeSindebele
bathi "Umntwana ongakhaliyo ufela embelekweni"
On behalf of
all workers of Zimbabwe, The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
will be organizing processions country-wide on Tuesday 8 November
2005, from 12.00 PM to 2.00 PM to remind government and employers
that workers are hungry angry and tired.
The ZCTU demands
the following;
- A living
wage for all workers. The Poverty Datum Line is now at Z$9 500
000
- Reduction
of Income Tax to a 30 % maximum and Value Added Tax
- Availability
and Free access to Anti Ritro Virals (ARVs)
- Availability
of fuel now!
- The ZCTU
also demands the protection of jobs: NO TO ZHING ZHONG
The ZCTU leadership
will lead processions in the following centres; HARARE,
BULAWAYO, GWERU, MUTARE, CHINHOYI, AND MASVINGO. (All
from 12:00 pm - 2:00pm Tuesday 8 November 2005)
In Harare the
Procession is going to deliver a petition to the Minister of Public
Service Labour and Social Welfare and the Minister of Finance while
in other centres the petitions will be delivered to the offices
of the Chief Labour Relations Officer who in turn has to forward
them to the Ministry of Finance.
People will
gather at Construction House at 12:00 PM and then march to Compensation
House.
Police have
been advised of this action
ZVINHU ZVADHURA
VANHU WE! TODYA MARARA HERE!!!
IZINTO ZIYADULA
BAKITHI! SIDLE INGCEKEZA NA!
How can workers
suffer in the land of plenty. Now it’s the time to be heard. Join
the procession and be counted!
Shinga
Mushandi Shinga !! Qina Msebenzi Qina
Visit the ZCTU
fact
sheet
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