Stop harassing workers, ED told

INTERNATIONAL trade unions have raised concern over harassment of workers’ representatives by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government as pressure piles on the Zanu PF regime to respect human rights.

In a letter to Mnangagwa last week, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) called for the release of government critics, especially whistleblowers who highlighted State corruption like journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition Transform Zimbabwe party leader Jacob Ngarivhume.

The call came as several opposition activists, including MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala and journalist Mduduzi Mathuthu, have gone into hiding for fear of persecution.

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