Jane Mlambo| Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has slammed government for lacking sincerity and belief in genuine citizen participation in all national processes.

In a story carried in a local weekly, ZCTU leader Peter Mutasa said the reconstituted Tripartite Negotiating Forum had a false start as government had not given it the weight it duly deserves.

“The government does not believe in genuine and effective citizen participation. When we met on June 26, the inaugural meeting after the TNF Act came into effect; there was only one minister and two deputy ministers present.

All the other important ministers snubbed it as they normally do. The resolution of TNF for Cabinet to review Statutory Instrument 142 of 2009 taking into account inputs of both business and labour was also brushed aside,” said Mutasa.