By A Correspondent| The country’s main labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has come out guns blazing against recent actions by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Junta adminstration of firing striking nurses describing them as anti workers.
The labour body said this in a tweet posted on the organisation’s official page.
Their statement comes amid an outrage against the VP for ignoring the issue of Transport Minister Joram Gumbo who blew $40 million on useless Malaysian jets and choosing to fire thousands of nurses who are asking for just $700.00.
Gumbo has another case of corruption in which he blew more millions buying snow graders for Zimbabwe’s roads.
“By dismissing striking nurses who are raising legitimate concerns, the @edmnangagwa government has clearly shown that it is anti workers,” read a tweet by the ZCTU.
“Trying to force disgruntled and underpaid nurses to care for citizens in ill equipped hospitals, is endangering people’s lives,” said the organisation.
The labour body said such decisions to fire nurse were done by an insensitive elite who do not use public hospitals.
“We know those making such silly decisions do not use these hospitals and their kids do not learn at our schools,” said the ZCTU.
“They fly outside the country to be treated in fully equipped hospitals by well remunerated and motivated medical personnel.”
The labour body revealed that since teachers had already notified the government about an impending collective job action if their concerns are not met by next term, the organisation was waiting to see if government would fire all striking teachers.
“Will the government dismiss all teachers as well?” queried the ZCTU, adding that such decisions by government had adverse repercussions on the ordinary citizens.
This is not an attack to the nurses or teachers but the citizens who will ultimately pay the price,” said the ZCTU calling on citizens to rise and reject the “dictatorship”.
“All workers and the majority of the poor, suffering citizens must rise and reject this dictatorship,”
“We must protect our hardworking nurses, doctors, teachers and other workers who are working under difficult circumstances. We must give the ever blundering Ministers a red card,” said the ZCTU.