From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (Harel Barzilai)
Subject: IPS:Zimbabwe:Nkomo Says No Re-Nego Labor Bill
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:09:47 GMT


    "at a recent workers meeting in bulawayo, zctu president gibson
    sibanda called on the government to withdraw the labour bill which
    he said was in no way different from the colonial ''master and
    servant act'' which allowed employers to hire and fire workers as
    they wished.


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Topic 201       IPS:Zimbabwe: Nkomo Says No 
hrcoord apc.labour       3:04 pm  Sep 10, 1992 
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From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord> 
Subject: IPS:Zimbabwe: Nkomo Says No 

/* Written 12:09 am  Sep 10, 1992 by newsdesk in 
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Title: ZZIMBABWE: NKOMO SAYS NO RE-NEGOTIATION OF LABOUR BILL / 
ONE 

bulawayo, sep 7 (ziana) -- public service, labour and social 
welfare minister john nkomo has said there will be no 
re-negotiation of the labour relations bill and he will therefore 
have no further discussions with labour union leaders regarding 
the legislation. 

in an interview with ziana, nkomo said he was now ''fed up'' with 
the leadership of the zimbabwe congress of trade unions (zctu) who 
were campaigning for the withdrawal of the bill. 

nkomo said the bill came to being after an agreement of terms by 
the tripartite committee which had representatives from the 
government, employers and workers unions. 

''i am now fed up with the zctu and i am not going to meet them, 
especially over this bill,'' he said. 

the minister said there was no way the government could call for a 
re-negotiation of the bill which had been agreed upon by all 
parties concerned. 

at a recent workers meeting in bulawayo, zctu president gibson 
sibanda called on the government to withdraw the labour bill which 
he said was in no way different from the colonial ''master and 
servant act'' which allowed employers to hire and fire workers as 
they wished. 

sibanda said the zctu demands that the bill be sent back to the 
tripartite committee for re-negotiation. 

''the bill has caused mass dismissal of workers without a wink 
from employers or the government,'' charged sibanda. 

to this, nkomo lashed back saying he was ''fed up with sibanda and 
his zctu'' and asserted that the labour movement had lost 
direction and its leaders had no more ideas to give to the 
workers. 

''at one time i read in some newspaper that the government had 
agreed to meet zctu over the bill, that is all lies. all i said 
was that there is need for dialogue not specifically with zctu,'' 
said nkomo. 

the zctu also alleged that the social dimension fund was now being 
distributed as part of drought relief, thereby defeating the 
purpose of setting up the fund which is supposed to benefit 
retrenched workers. 

to this nkomo retorted, ''how can that be? do you see sense in it? 
sibanda and his zctu must know that this world is not made of 
empty rhetoric and inapplicable theories.'' (end/ziana) 
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