Arrest of ZCTU leaders highlights continued repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe

Over the years, Zanu-PF has repeatedly undermined any attempts by trade unions to advocate for workers, doing everything from under-resourcing the Ministry of Labour to using state security agents to brutally suppress the work of trade unionists.Read the full article

By Christopher Mahove

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