joined several labour groups in Africa to express solidarity with the
two-day stay away declared by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
(ZCTU) for Tuesday and Wednesday.
A statement issued by the TUC in Accra noted that ZCTU had made
several demands, including asking the government of Zimbabwe to take
steps to address the economic meltdown and parties to the Tripartite
Negotiating Forum should as a matter of urgency sign the Kadoma
Declaration and the Prices and Incomes Stabilization Protocol.
ZCTU said industry at the National Employment Council level
should ensure that parties went back to the negotiating table.
It also asked for a review of current wages as they still fell
far bellow the poverty data line and that the government should as a
matter of urgency address the concerns of the striking doctors without
victimizing them.
Other labour unions that have expressed solidarity with ZCTU
include Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, Netherlands, Finland and Denmark.
"As trade union centres representing millions of African and
European workers, we are of the opinion that these demands are more
than justified," the statement said.
"We have also noticed that the concerns were not addressed by
23rd February 2007."
03 April 07
