Zimbabwe

  • Protest Union Leaders’ Arrests in Zimbabwe
    Labor Notes staff
    Nov 20 2009 - 6:01pm

    Zimbabwean police descended on a meeting of union leaders and activists on November 8 and arrested the president of the Zimbabwe Coalition of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and four staffers. The arrests interrupted coalition President Lovemore Matombo’s national tour of union affiliates designed to educate and gather feedback from members.

  • Zimbabwean Union Members Face Violence

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    After a watershed election March 29 in Zimbabwe that observers said ousted longtime President Robert Mugabe, teachers and union activists are bearing the brunt of government repression.

    The opposition Movement for Democratic Change, led by exiled former union leader Morgan Tsvangirai, is calling on Mugabe to concede the presidency, which he has held since 1980. Tsvangirai, who led the mine workers’ union, is planning a return to the country despite assassination threats. Mugabe’s ruling party lost parliamentary elections, and the opposition won a close election for the presidency, forcing a long-delayed run-off vote set for June 27.

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    Mon, 06/30/2008 - 9:59pm