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His Excellency Robert G. Mugabe President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Causeway Harare Republic of Zimbabwe By fax: ++ 263 4 70 85 40 13 May 2002 Dear Mr. President, The International confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), which represents 157 million workers through its 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries and territories, including Zimbabwe, is outraged at the illegal use of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), by the police, to curtail the activities of the ZCTU. Notwithstanding the fact that the court ordered the police not to interfere in the meetings of the ZCTU General council, the Permanent Secretary of Information and Publicity in the President’s Office and Cabinet castigated the presiding judge. Furthermore the Minister of Public Service Labour and Child Welfare is now threatening to decertify the ZCTU and to work directly with its affiliates. The Minister of Home Affairs has also made some threatening remarks to ban the ZCTU should it carry out a general strike. It is my unpleasant task to impress upon you the seriousness of such threats by your Ministers and arbitrary actions by the police. You are most certainly well aware that such actions contravene the ILO Conventions that guarantee workers and their representative specific rights, and it is the obligation of the Zimbabwean government to ensure that these rights be respected. I must therefore, urge you to take immediate action to put a stop to these threats and to all actions by the authorities that interfere with the ZCTU’s legitimate trade union activities, and to ensure respect for and promotion of internationally accepted labour standards and practices. Yours sincerely, General Secretary |
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