Zim journalists petition President Mnangagwa
Media freedom is under threat in Zimbabwe under cover of lockdown regulations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Labour
Community care workers still locked out of permanent jobs
The Eastern Cape Health Department assured care workers they would be signing permanent contracts on the 1st of June. In the midst of a pandemic against which they are frontline combatants, care workers in the Eastern Cape are still temporary workers.
Striking Zim nurses struck off July payroll
There seems not to be an end in sight for the ailing health system in Zimbabwe as the government takes a hardline against the strike.
Nehawu in Eastern Cape plans strike to hire more health workers
NEHAWU in the Eastern Cape says it will use a 21st of August strike by health workers to force the department to hire more staff.
ITUC objects to ZANU PF calling ZCTU a terrorist organisation
Ongoing human rights abuses in the country have reminded Zimbabweans that the regime did not change when Mugabe was ousted in 2017.
Photo essay – Working Class Day of Action
Civil society, community-based organisations, trade unions and activists protested in major cities and towns around the country to demand better living and working conditions.
“Working Class Day of Action” call for better living and working conditions
Protests around the country to mark the start of a national campaign by different organisations to build and connect community struggles against covid-19 and government austerity took place on Saturday, 1 August.
Janhavi Dave: “We need to empower home-based workers by investing in more co-operatives. Unity builds strength and resilience”
South Asia is home to over 50 million home-based workers, most of whom are women. From agarbhatti incense stick rollers in India to piecework garment workers in Sri […]
Health workers in PE use Mkhize’s visit to highlight their plight
During his visit to the Port Elizabeth area, Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize admitted that the health facilities in the Eastern Cape are in an appalling state.
Zimbabwe informal workers cry foul over new lockdown restrictions
Informal economy workers in Zimbabwe say the government imposed the lockdown without making sure they would have means to survive.
E Cape hospital workers struggle for protection
Healthcare workers at Frere hospital in East London say that their working conditions have not changed since they last protested in June.
Zim employers taking advantage of longer working hours imposed by Covid
Trade unions organising domestic workers in Zimbabwe say that employers are taking full advantage of the changing work environment imposed by the lockdown due to covid-19.
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