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Massive strike set for next week
29 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has announced that a national strike will commence on the 1st week of July.
The strike follows a Tripartite Negotiation Forum that was held in the past week to discuss Statutory Instrument 142/2019 and the workers' salaries.
In a post on the official Twitter page ZCTU said: GENERAL STRIKE IS COMING DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK Workers are not going to starve to death, or continue to die in hospitals or homes without medical care in silence Workers are not going to continue to work for transport fares only, or to lose their pension savings.
The last strike called by ZCTU was in January where violent protestors burnt police stations and local shops.
The strike was followed by a brutal crackdown on citizens by state agents after Security Minister Owen Ncube instructed service providers to shut down internet services.
The Zimbabwean government recently bought equipment to crush down any protest thst might take place.
The Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri is on record saying the army is on standby to crush anti government protests.
The strike follows a Tripartite Negotiation Forum that was held in the past week to discuss Statutory Instrument 142/2019 and the workers' salaries.
In a post on the official Twitter page ZCTU said: GENERAL STRIKE IS COMING DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK Workers are not going to starve to death, or continue to die in hospitals or homes without medical care in silence Workers are not going to continue to work for transport fares only, or to lose their pension savings.
The last strike called by ZCTU was in January where violent protestors burnt police stations and local shops.
The strike was followed by a brutal crackdown on citizens by state agents after Security Minister Owen Ncube instructed service providers to shut down internet services.
The Zimbabwean government recently bought equipment to crush down any protest thst might take place.
The Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri is on record saying the army is on standby to crush anti government protests.
Source - Byo24News
