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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Monday staged online anti-government protests where they demanded improved working conditions.<\/p>\n

The protests coincided with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) anti-sanctions solidarity day<\/p>\n

They said the protests were targeted at Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, whom they accused of slashing their salaries from US$540 in 2018 to US$100 as he implemented his unpopular fiscal policy measures in 2018.<\/p>\n

Their protest yesterday ran under the hashtag #EndSalarySanctions.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets, Artuz said the salaries that teachers were getting were inadequate for their self-sustenance. ARTUZ tweeted:<\/p>\n

This teacher takes home a salary of ZW$16 308, which is an equivalent of around US$82. The teacher cannot afford 2 100 calories of food per day for each member of a family of five. They earn below the food poverty line. They are malnourished. These are sanctions imposed on us by the government #EndSalarySanctions.<\/p>\n

This is the reason why we are calling on citizens to help us implore @MthuliNcube to end #EndSalarySanctions.<\/p>\n

Teachers keep on piling pressure on @MthuliNcube to end salary sanctions. The government should not punish civil servants who are working round the clock to keep this nation ticking. The sanctions list is long.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) acting national general-secretary Goodwill Taderera said they support every move and effort that will push the government to pay teachers a reasonable salary.<\/p>\n

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) President Takavafira Zhou said while there are external sanctions, there are \u201cinternal sanctions characterised by cartelism, underpayment of workers and a shocking contrast between richness and poverty,\u201d<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary-general Japhet Moyo said as a union, they had been campaigning against wage theft over the years.<\/p>\n

More: NewsDay<\/p>\n

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