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Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
12 Nov 2018 at 08:47hrs | Views
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.
In a letter written by IMF's Beatrice Banda to PTUZ, the organisation said:
The International Monetary Fund is sending a five-member mission to Zimbabwe. The mission led by our Chief Mr. gene Leon will meet with government, central bank, parliamentarians and representatives of business, labour unions, and civil society to discuss and evaluate the country s economic policies and outlook
In this regard, the mission would like to meet with EMCOZ, ZFTU, ZCTU, PTUZ and ZIMTA to discuss wage bill and labour market reforms.
Accepting the invitation Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said, "We are Ready to engage the IMF tomorrow regarding our views on the economic outlook of the country. Any assistance to my person is welcome."
PTUZ recently engaged in a petition march in Harare Central District after convening at Africa Unity Square before a they marched to petition PSMAS and Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as well as his Public Service counterpart Sekai Nzenza.
The country's educators and other government employees have been demanding that the employer pays their salaries in US$ amid concerns that their earnings have been eroded to worthless levels owing to the plummeting value of bond notes, a surrogate currency introduced by government in 2016.
The teachers also want their employer to review their salaries upwards to above the poverty datum line they estimate is now over $800.
In a letter written by IMF's Beatrice Banda to PTUZ, the organisation said:
The International Monetary Fund is sending a five-member mission to Zimbabwe. The mission led by our Chief Mr. gene Leon will meet with government, central bank, parliamentarians and representatives of business, labour unions, and civil society to discuss and evaluate the country s economic policies and outlook
In this regard, the mission would like to meet with EMCOZ, ZFTU, ZCTU, PTUZ and ZIMTA to discuss wage bill and labour market reforms.
Accepting the invitation Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said, "We are Ready to engage the IMF tomorrow regarding our views on the economic outlook of the country. Any assistance to my person is welcome."
The country's educators and other government employees have been demanding that the employer pays their salaries in US$ amid concerns that their earnings have been eroded to worthless levels owing to the plummeting value of bond notes, a surrogate currency introduced by government in 2016.
The teachers also want their employer to review their salaries upwards to above the poverty datum line they estimate is now over $800.
Source - Byo24News
