ZCTU rapped for double standards

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' double standards were exposed on Monday after it called for national demonstrations against the Supreme Court ruling on job terminations while at the same time purporting to support a peaceful way of solving the impasse.

The MDC-T linked labour umbrella body announced plans to "embark on a national protest against the continuing job losses and the threat to the existence of trade union.

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said ZCTU, which had initially snubbed a TNF meeting to amend the Labour Act, submitted their contributions to the draft Bill last Thursday.

The amendments are expected to cushion workers from being fired on three months' notice without explanation following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court. She said through the demonstrations, the ZCTU was threatening its validity.