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NUM MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ZIMBABWE

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NUM MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ZIMBABWE

Press Statement, 08 August 2020

 

NUM MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ZIMBABWE

 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) takes note of the recent political developments in Zimbabwe. NUM is disturbed by the labelling of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) as a terrorist Organisation by the ZANU-PF Acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa. This unfortunate and baseless statement by Mr Chinamamasa is meant to silence the trade unions in Zimbabwe.

 

Trade unions are legitimate and democratic organs of workers and recognized by the constitution of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a signatory to eight core ILO Conventions amongst others. Therefore this verbal attack and the visit by state security agents to the house of the ZCTU President Comrade Gift Mutasa on the 12th of July 2020 whereby they damaged his vehicle is a clear violation of its international obligations.

 

NUM has a history of working with unions around the world and unions in Zimbabwe and therefore stands with our colleagues in Zimbabwe and condemns this development as it paves the way for the destabilisation and repression of democratic institutions of workers.

 

We also support the call by the international labour federations, BWI, IndustriALL and SATUCC to condemn this development. We call on the Zimbabwe government to respect the rights of workers and its citizens and allow peaceful protests.

 

Patrick Mathebane, NUM International Relations Unit Head, 079 513 8764

Livhuwani Mammburu, NUM National Spokesperson, 083 809 3257

 

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The National Union of Mineworkers was founded in 1982.

Its birth was facilitated by comrades Cyril Ramaphosa who rose to be its first General Secretary, James Motlatsi who turned to be its first President, and Elijah Barayi who became its Vice President and later the President of Cosatu in 1985 when the federation was formed. porn