Jane Mlambo| Zimbabwe’s biggest trade union, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has called for a stay away starting from tonight to protest against government’s decision to hike fuel prices by over 200 percent.
Posting on Twitter today, labelled the new fuel prices as insensitive and provocative as it adds more misery to the already hard pressed workers.
ZCTU said the action will on an incremental basis with other planned actions to be announced in due course.
After wide consultations, the ZCTU General Council resolved to call for a nation wide STAY AWAY with effect from midnight today following the insensitive and provocative increase of fuel price by the President of Zimbabwe.
— ZCTU – Zimbabwe (@ZctuZimbabwe) January 13, 2019
2) Workers have been facing serious hardships as a result of the general astronomical price increases since last year against stagnant salaries. The fuel increase added more misery to the suffering working class of Zimbabwe both in formal and informal sectors.
— ZCTU – Zimbabwe (@ZctuZimbabwe) January 13, 2019
The action will be embarked on an incremental basis & include other forms of actions that will be advised in due.There is nothing else pushing the workers besides the starvation & hardships afflicting every working class household. Think about your family & do the right thing.
— ZCTU – Zimbabwe (@ZctuZimbabwe) January 13, 2019