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Majongwe threatens to petition Mugabe
19 Feb 2015 at 08:02hrs | Views
Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe has threatened to petition President Robert Mugabe over government's unyielding stance on protest marches after his organisation was yesterday barred from conducting a march to commemorate Global Action Day for the right to strike.
According to the Newsday, the planned march, which was supposed to be held in Harare, was in line with an initiative by the International Trade Union Confederation and the Workers' Group at the International Labour Organisation.
Police blocked the march demanding the PTUZ to produce a clearance letter from the Public Service Commission, provide details of the marchers and registration numbers of vehicles to be used.
They notified the police seven days prior to the day, but they called them 24 hours before the march notifying them that the march should not go on, Majongwe said.
He added if the President is to be a true chairperson of the African Union, they expect no debate when they want to hand over a petition to government.
According to the Newsday, the planned march, which was supposed to be held in Harare, was in line with an initiative by the International Trade Union Confederation and the Workers' Group at the International Labour Organisation.
They notified the police seven days prior to the day, but they called them 24 hours before the march notifying them that the march should not go on, Majongwe said.
He added if the President is to be a true chairperson of the African Union, they expect no debate when they want to hand over a petition to government.
Source - newsday
