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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03HARARE2257 |
ZCTU LEADERS, DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, police arrested 9 members of the ZCTU governing body, and about forty-five civil society leaders and ZCTU members nationwide in advance of a ZCTU planned demonstration. There were credible reports that WOZA Director Jenni Williams was severely beaten during arrest [...] |
2003-11-18 15:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE1083 |
A CONVERSATION WITH WELLINGTON CHIBEBE [...] (SBU) Summary: After attending the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva, Wellington Chibebe, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union's (ZCTU), talks about the ILO Conference, land nationalization, and wage negotiations. End summary. ILO CONFERENCE - [...] |
2004-07-01 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE1624 |
AMB DELL MEETS TOP LABOR LEADER [...] (C) During a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellington Chibebe said President Mugabe was unlikely to leave office, even in 2008 and that the political opposition would likely lose the parliamentary elections badly, largely [...] |
2004-09-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV EAID ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE1703 |
ZIMBABWE LABOR: IF YOU PRICK US, DO WE NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In wide-ranging discussions with EconOff, Zimbabwe Confederation of Trade Unions (ZCTU) affiliates described the toil required to fight for members' living wages. While workers and employers agree on the macro problem (the GOZ), disputes remain over wages and working conditions. [...] |
2004-10-13 13:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID EINV ECON PGOV ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE1783 |
ZCTU Weighs Options After COSATU's Expulsion [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) officials have not decided whether or how to protest the GOZ's deportation of a Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) delegation from Zimbabwe. ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga told us her labor body is waiting to see whether COSATU in [...] |
2004-10-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD PHUM ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE2034 |
ZCTU HEAD: OPPOSITION NEEDS BETTER ORGANIZATION [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellington Chibebe told the Ambassador on SIPDIS December 13 that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and civil society in general had to organize better to win what was now likely to be a long-term strug [...] |
2004-12-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV EAID ZI ZANU PF MDC ZCTU |
| 04HARARE578 |
New Charges of Labor Harassment [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) alleges pro-Government groups are stepping up repression of labor leaders. End summary. 2. (SBU) ZCTU cited two recent cases in press statements: - On March 25, an unnamed caller invited Progressive Teachers Union Secretary Gene [...] |
2004-04-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE718 |
Laboring for Worker's Rights [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) informed EconOff that stayaways and demonstrations remain their primary campaign weapon. Meanwhile, ruling party supporters continue to harass labor leaders in attempts to disrupt May Day festivities. End summary. 2. (S [...] |
2004-04-28 13:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU |
| 04HARARE864 |
ZFTU- There's no there, there [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) is a ZANU-PF shell union seeking to undermine Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). End Summary. 2. (SBU) ZCTU is a strong civil society voice for workers rights. Its advocacy and support for the opposition Movement for Dem [...] |
2004-05-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZANU PF ZCTU |
| 04HARARE865 |
Tripartite National Forum Falters [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) refuses to restart Tripartite National Forum (TNF) talks due to GOZ's prior bad faith negotiation. ZCTU also refuses to join Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono's advisory panel for the same reasons. End Summary ------------------------ [...] |
2004-05-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE1534 |
TRADE UNION PROTESTS AND ARRESTS [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) staged protests in six major cities across Zimbabwe on November 8, ending with the delivery of a petition to the Minister of Finance on the country's economic meltdown. At least 120 people ZCTU activists, including ZCTU President Lovermore Mato [...] |
2005-11-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ASEC PHUM SOCI PGOV ECON ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE1560 |
PROTESTERS RELEASED, PLANNING MORE ACTION [...] (C) On November 10 and 11, the police released the arrestees involved in the recent Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) sponsored protests. The police also released student activists and other civil society members who had been arrested last wee [...] |
2005-11-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ASEC SOCI ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE1619 |
NEW GOZ LAW FURTHER RESTRICTS LABOR RIGHTS [...] (C) The Labor Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament on November 2, increased the role of the GOZ in mediating industrial disputes and excluded public sector employees from labor law protections, both of which are potentially objectionable to the International Labor Organization (ILO). The Zimb [...] |
2005-12-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE617 |
GOZ GOES AFTER ZCTU [...] (C) Since the March 31 Parliamentary elections, the leaders of three unions have been pressing for a leadership change at the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). Among other charges, the three union leaders have alleged financial malfeasance. However, the ZCTU leadership and many of the [...] |
2005-04-26 12:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE671 |
ZCTU CELEBRATES MAY DAY UNDER THREAT [...] (C) In their respective May Day campaigns, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) focused on poverty and taxes, while the GOZ-sponsored Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) accused employers of purposefully causing shortages of basic commodities to stir civil unrest. Even as the ZC [...] |
2005-05-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON ZI ZCTU |
| 05HARARE703 |
GOZ RAIDS ZCTU OFFICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwean police raided Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) offices on May 13, removing files and small amounts of foreign currency. A renegade element of the Commercial Workers, Union of Zimbabwe (CWUZ) voted out ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga as the union's President [...] |
2005-05-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PHUM ZI ZCTU |