ZANU PF is wary of labour unions and is accusing them of attempting to use workers to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s government under the guise of fighting for better working conditions.<\/p>\n
In its report to Zanu PF\u2019s 18th people\u2019s conference held last month, the central committee questioned why unions and workers demanding better pay were only focusing on pushing government and leaving out the private sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are trade unions not agitating for fair salaries and wages in the private sector? Why is the agitation restricted to the public sector? Why is any agitation against the rise in the cost of living restricted to government without demanding fair wages from business,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n
Zanu PF said it suspected that unions were harbouring political interests, an allegation constantly repeated by even Mnangagwa, especially following a four-month job action by goverment doctors.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre the trade unions pursuing a political objective by leaving the interests of labour at the mercy of capital? If so, for what political objective,\u201d the report further reads in part.<\/p>\n
Zanu PF, however, acknowledged that all was not well as business was hurting the poor by not paying fair wages and stripping workers of their dignity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe casualisation of labour continues to afflict the sector as business tries ways of managing operational costs.
\nThis has tended to create a state of job insecurity in the industrial sector leading to inefficiencies. Unfair labour practices have continued to pervade the industrial employment sector,\u201d the report further reads.<\/p>\n
But the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has hit back, accusing the Zanu PF government of being the major cause of labour unrest in the counrty.<\/p>\n