Labour Day is supposedly a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement. It is said it’s commemoration has lost its lustre in recent years in Zimbabwe. Unsurprisingly so, as the government’s worker’s welfare falls nothing short of lip service.
Government strategy and the implementation of government policies should be driven by civil servants as they are the major stakeholders. The downward spiralling economic conditions plus the ever increasing corruption have culminated in soaring unemployment rates in recent years. Yet, the Zimbabwean government, who is supposed to look after the worker’s welfare, is deeply entrenched in corruption, profiteering and price hikes that has left the citizens and the majority of workers unable to stay afloat economically.
We are calling upon the Government to bemoan the present unjustified price hikes
and calling on the labour force to fight corruption at all levels.
#WorkersDayZW2021
Author: Alvina Chibhamu is a human rights activist and the Secretary of Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe’s UK Chapter. She is based in the United Kingdom and can be contacted by email on alvina80@yahoo.com
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