ZCTU mourns over low wages

THE Zimbabwe Congress Trade Union (ZCTU) secretary-general Japhet Moyo has encouraged national employment councils (NECs) to come up with wage minimums in line with the cost of living.

This follows increasing complaints from workers that wages are not being raised in line with the cost of living, after the country’s former currency, the Zimdollar (ZWL$), lost over 700% of its value last year, which prompted workers to demand to be paid in line with inflation, pegged against the greenback.

The NEC for the Commercial Sectors of Zimbabwe has since thus raised wages so that the lowest-paid employee takes home US$295 or its Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) equivalent, from US$253.

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