ZCTU+National+Protest,+13+September+2006,+12h00+to+14h00

OPERATION SESIHLUPHEKILE – UNGADELELI ISISEBENZI !!
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) will be organizing processions country-wide on Wednesday 13 September 2006 from 12.00 PM to 2.00 PM to show government and employers that workers have gone this far with their suffering and cannot go any further. 80% of Zimbabweans are living in poverty because workers “take home” salaries cannot even take them home. Now is the time to **SAY NO!**


 * The ZCTU demands the following;**


 * **Minimum wages and salaries linked to the Poverty Datum Line (PDL)**
 * **Reduction of Income Tax to a 30% maximum.**
 * **Workers earning below the PDL(84 000 as at August 2006) should not be taxed.**
 * **Availability and f****ree access to Anti Ritro Virals (ARVs)**
 * **Stabilisation of prices of basic commodities**
 * **A stop to harassment of informal economy workers by local authority police and the ZRP**

The ZCTU leadership will lead processions in the following centres: Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Chinhoyi, Masvingo, Chitungwiza, Bindura, Marondera, Norton, Redcliff Zvishavane, Shurugwi, Mvuma, Mvuma, Chivhu, Gokwe, Kwekwe,Hwange,Plumtree,Victoria Falls, Gwanda, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Nyanga, Rusape, Chiredzi, Gutu,Beitbridge,Triangle, Mashava, Kadoma, Kariba, Karoi and Chegutu

(All from 12:00 pm - 2:00pm Wednesday 13 September 2006)

In Harare the Procession will leave from the Construction House to deliver a petition to the Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare, the Minister of Finance and to EMCOZ while in other centres the petitions will be delivered to the offices of the Chief Labour Relations Officer who in turn has to forward them to the Ministry of Finance.


 * Police have been advised of this action**

Proud to be ZCTU
For more information on the action please contact the ZCTU Information and Organising Departments on 794742 / 794702 / 793093 E-mail, **info@zctu.co.zw**

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Information Officer ZCTU Box 3549 Harare Tel: 263 4 702517 Cel: 263 11 620 232 Fax: 263 4 728484 E:mail: info@zctu.co.zw Web : wwww.zctu.co.zw**
 * Mlamleli Sibanda

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