Japhet Moyo

By Gift Phiri Government is moving ahead to impose a compulsory National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), despite resistance by workers and employers. The scheme, to be run by tax collector National Social Security Authority (Nssa),…
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Palpable fear has gripped workers across the country as more companies continue to lay off large numbers of their staff, a direct consequence of the prevailing tough economic situation in the country.
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Zimbabwe has lost 20,000 jobs in the last month after a court ruled that companies can fire workers by giving them three months' notice, the main labour union said on Sunday, as the government moved to amend the labour law to stop further…
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The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General, Japhet Moyo, says the half-hearted response to the salaries scandal by the Zanu PF government exposes the fact that there was “connivance in some quarters.”
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Since the disputed elections of 2008, Zimbabwe has been run by a government of National Unity (GNU) following a disputed election whose mandate ranged from sorting out the economic messy as well as to prepare the country for a credible…
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In 1999 two historic processes occurred in Zimbabwe that shaped the political landscape, namely the first National Working Peoples Convention in 1999, as well as the first People’s Constitutional Convention.
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I feel greatly honoured to be invited to speak at an important day such as Workers’ Day. I notice that every time I am invited to speak at a ZCTU-organised event, I am referred to as a “guest speaker.” I can never be a guest at a workers’…
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PRESS STATEMENT- The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is repulsed by reports of extensive corruption at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) as reported by the Zimbabwe Independent.
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The threatened split of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) last week reinforces the fact that civil society leaders are not ready to give up power when their tenure ends.
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The battle for control of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday took a new twist with some affiliates disregarding the election of the new executive led by George Nkiwane and pledging their allegiance to ousted president…
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