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.
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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.
Zimbabwean food industry inspected for Covid compliance
A joint inspection survey by trade unions and the government reveals that most food producers in Zimbabwe are complying with covid-19 regulations but testing remains a challenge.
Zim nurses strike: Situation tense at biggest referral hospital
Nurses in Zimbabwe were met with police batons and arrests as they demanded better working conditions, improved salaries and provision of PPE.
2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
Cyclone Idai is over – but its health effects will be felt for a long time
People in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe have started trying to rebuild their lives after the devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai. Southern Malawi and Mozambique were already […]
Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries
Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the […]
Zimbabweans and South Africans unite against state brutality in Zimbabwe
A group picketed outside the Zimbabwean embassy against state brutality in Zimbabwe.
“What should I do? Stay at home and starve?” – wage theft leaves Zimbabwe’s workers with an impossible dilemma
[This article is accompanied by the mini-documentary ‘Working Without Pay in Zimbabwe’.Click here to watch the full video.] Imagine having a job that hasn’t paid […]
Can Zimbabwe’s high-stakes election usher in a new dawn for its media?
Watching the nightly news on Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster, ZBC, in the run-up to the country’s historic elections on 30 July is a surreal experience. There’s […]
No help from Zimbabwean town council for vendors
Street vendors in Rusape, Zimbabwe, feel that the city council doesn’t want to improve their working and trading space.
Zimbabwe to introduce Special Economic Zones despite workplace dangers
With the imminent implementation of the pilot of the Special Economic Zones in Zimbabwe, the trade unions in the country are concerned about the high number of occupational health and safety cases. Special Economic Zones the world over are notorious for disregarding workers’ rights, including health and safety.
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