Zimbabwe | Public sector unions take government to court to enforce collective bargaining
Public sector unions are asking the court to rule that collective bargaining is constitutionally required.
Public sector unions are asking the court to rule that collective bargaining is constitutionally required.
Security unions welcome the government’s proposal for extra training for guards but do not trust the government enough to provide it.
As public sector unions embarked on a strike on Tuesday in major centres around the country, they have threatened a full-blown strike on the 2nd of December if their demands are not met.
The public sector unions are planning a nationwide strike on Tuesday next week that will involve essential workers.
The Zimbabwean government has announced that it will pay annual bonuses to public servants but some union leaders say it got away cheaply.
The unions are demanding 10% across the board and the withdrawal of the unilateral implementation of a 3% increase by government.
Farmworkers say the 2012 demands for improvement of working and living conditions have still not been met
The unions are adamant that they will go back to the streets in demand for a 10% salary increase.
Cosatu-affiliated unions say the government continues to undermine the collective bargaining process.
Staff shortages, staff attitudes, extended waiting times and medicine stockouts are crippling health services in the province.
A recent report notes that children in Zimbabwe are subjected to the worst forms of child labour, involving trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labour in mines and on farms.
Workers at Transnet are demanding a 13,5% increase while the employer is offering 3%.