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Zimbabwe has been in high crisis of unemployment - ZCTU SG
29 May 2018 at 07:22hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary general Japhet Moyo has said Zimbabwe has been in serious unemployment crisis which reduced people into vendors hence this culminated to the revolt that led to the current political dispensation.
"Just met my colleague Peter from NOTU who reminded me that i have not said anything since the unceremous removal of the former President of Zimbabwe. Thank you Cde Peter for reminding me that a lot of people were benefiting from what I post on this wall, especially my colleagues in the labour movement across the continent and beyond," Moyo said.
"What I should have said long back is that Zimbabwe has been in crisis - a crisis of high unemployment, corruption/ maladministration, political uncertainty, violence and governance legitimacy. The country went through a transition around 2009-2013 but the crisis dippened thereafter. Over 94 % of the jobs became informal. Everything was blamed on our poor governance."
He said when what appeared purely an internal party succession battle exploded into a national crisis in November 2017, many were not surprised and Zimbabweans from all walks of life joined the fray because they felt it was necessary that the old man is relieved of his duties.
"The process resembled a military coup but people closed ranks to seal the fate of the old man. Everyone became optimistic that things would change for better. Six months down the line that change in people's lives is still elusive.The cash/money crisis has worsened and the black market has resurfaced.The so called new dispensation resembles the same old faces in the new cabinet.
While the language towards the imagined FDI is different from the previous combative approach but it is not new from the 1990s narrative( IMF & World Bank) that destroyed our industry and left our people poor than before," he said.
"The so called new dispensation seem anti organised labour with their new mantra "Zimbabwe is open for business ". They have met churches, business people(not once), women's groups etc but they have not bothered to meet organised labour. The focus now seem to be winning the coming elections by what ever means and we await what is there for ordinary people after the elections. The criminals that the nation was told are surrounding the then President have not been identified, probably they meant him the former President. Scholars are still arguing whether what happened in November 2017 is a military coup, but for us Zimbabweans life has not changed for better."
"Just met my colleague Peter from NOTU who reminded me that i have not said anything since the unceremous removal of the former President of Zimbabwe. Thank you Cde Peter for reminding me that a lot of people were benefiting from what I post on this wall, especially my colleagues in the labour movement across the continent and beyond," Moyo said.
"What I should have said long back is that Zimbabwe has been in crisis - a crisis of high unemployment, corruption/ maladministration, political uncertainty, violence and governance legitimacy. The country went through a transition around 2009-2013 but the crisis dippened thereafter. Over 94 % of the jobs became informal. Everything was blamed on our poor governance."
"The process resembled a military coup but people closed ranks to seal the fate of the old man. Everyone became optimistic that things would change for better. Six months down the line that change in people's lives is still elusive.The cash/money crisis has worsened and the black market has resurfaced.The so called new dispensation resembles the same old faces in the new cabinet.
While the language towards the imagined FDI is different from the previous combative approach but it is not new from the 1990s narrative( IMF & World Bank) that destroyed our industry and left our people poor than before," he said.
"The so called new dispensation seem anti organised labour with their new mantra "Zimbabwe is open for business ". They have met churches, business people(not once), women's groups etc but they have not bothered to meet organised labour. The focus now seem to be winning the coming elections by what ever means and we await what is there for ordinary people after the elections. The criminals that the nation was told are surrounding the then President have not been identified, probably they meant him the former President. Scholars are still arguing whether what happened in November 2017 is a military coup, but for us Zimbabweans life has not changed for better."
Source - Byo24News
