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No civil servant salary review: Tsvangirai
01 Jul 2011 at 07:33hrs | Views
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday that the country's economic recovery was being affected by "policy paralysis" in the power-sharing government he formed with President Robert Mugabe.
Addressing members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in Harare, the former trade unionist also ruled out a review of civil servant salaries.
Zimbabwe's civil servants have been on strike since last week, demanding a monthly salary increase to at least $500, from the current average of about $200.
He was speaking at the launch of a ZCTU economic development project titled "Beyond the Enclave: Towards a pro-poor and inclusive development strategy for Zimbabwe."
ZCTU argues that the lowest paid worker should get at least $500, which is the country's poverty line. However the government says it has no money to pay civil servants such salaries.
But in an interview, ZCTU secretary Wellington Chibebe warned the government that it was sitting on a time bomb.
Addressing members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in Harare, the former trade unionist also ruled out a review of civil servant salaries.
Zimbabwe's civil servants have been on strike since last week, demanding a monthly salary increase to at least $500, from the current average of about $200.
He was speaking at the launch of a ZCTU economic development project titled "Beyond the Enclave: Towards a pro-poor and inclusive development strategy for Zimbabwe."
ZCTU argues that the lowest paid worker should get at least $500, which is the country's poverty line. However the government says it has no money to pay civil servants such salaries.
But in an interview, ZCTU secretary Wellington Chibebe warned the government that it was sitting on a time bomb.
Source - Sapa
