Articles from Zimbabwe
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 February 2007 Zimbabwe: Teachers join national protest as inflation reaches 1600%
EI affiliate the Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) has instructed its members to join a general strike.
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Union growth 2 November 2006 "Stop harassment of trade unions," EI tells the Zimbabwe goverment
EI issued a message to the Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe on 13 October, urging his government to stop harassing trade union leaders and members. EI was refering to the police intervention of World Teachers' Day celebration on 6 October by the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ).
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Union growth 22 September 2006 EI joins protest against anti-union repression in Zimbabwe
In a strongly-worded letter to the President Robert G. Mugabe, EI demands that the Zimbabwean government respect the trade union right of all workers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 March 2006 Zimbabwe: Further harassment of trade union leader
Raymond Majongwe, General Secretary of the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), was detained for 8 hours on 24 March for "driving" a group of four Dutch trade unionists visiting the country. Police in the Mabvuku suburb of Harare said "Majongwe’s visitors were taking pictures of police activities at a...
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Union growth 15 November 2005 Zimbabwe: Hunger Causing Pupils to Drop Out of School
Teachers' organisations have expressed concern over the increasing number of school children who are dropping out of school because of hunger. Some pupils are passing out during lessons because of hunger, after going for days without a proper meal.
Zimbabwe: Hunger Causing Pupils to Drop Out of School