HARARE - Umanyano wenhlanganiso zezisebenzi eyeZimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) usukhuthaze izisebenzi ukuba zibambane ukuze zilungise uhlupho lweholo.
Abakhokhela inhlanganiso le, bethule lokhu eHarare ngoMvulo ngesikhathi kunanzwa usuku lwezisebenzi olwe-International Workers Day.
UMnu. Japhet Moyo, unobhala jikelele wenhlanganiso le, utshele izisebenzi eDzivarasekwa Stadium, ukuba kuqakathekile ukumanyana ngesikhathi zikhala ngeholo eliphansi lokugugudeka kwesisindo sedollar leZimbabwe.
Uthe izisebenzi zithwaliswe nzima ngabaqhatshi.
“Izisebenzi ziphathwa ngendlela embi. Sibona izisebenzi ziyatshaywa zisalelwa ilungelo lazo. Ziyafa njalo endaweni zama China. Kuba kulutshwana okubonakalayo okuvelele kuhulumende.”
UMnu. Mnu Thembakuye, okunhlanganiso eyeAmalgamated Rural Teachers Union, laye uthe bahlutshwa lihlolo eliphansi.
“Izisebenzi zihola imali encane kakhulu njalo ziyancindezelwa. Usuku lwanamhlanje lusikhumbuza ukuba kunengi okumele kwenziwe ukueza izikhalazo zezisebenzi”
Abamandla aphikisayo labo bebekhona emkhosini wanamhlaje owe May Day. UMnu. Witness Dube, owebandla leMovement for Demcoratic Change (MDC-T, uthe bakhathazekile ngesimo sezisebenzi eZimbabwe
“Kwelakithi eZimbabwe sikhala lezisebenzi ngoba iholo labo liphansi kwalokho okukhangelelweyo. Uhulumende useyehlulekile ukulungisa indubo zezisebenzi”
UMnu. Clifford Matorera, obemele umphathintambo obona ngezisebenzi, uMnu. Paul Mavima, uthe uhulumende uzimisele ukulungisisa izikhalazo zezisebenzi ikakhulu ukuba zithole iholo elingcono.
“Usuku lwanamhlanje uhulumende uyavuma ukuba izisebenzi zenza umsebenzi omkhulu ukuvuselela ilizwe. Kuza ngesikhathi sibona ukuba nxa kungela zisebenzi imizamo yethu yokuba ilizwe liphumelele ayiphumi. Sizalungisa indaba zeholo lezisebenzi.”
Kube lokuxokozela ngemva kokuba abanye abakunhlanganiso yeZCTU beyalele uMnu. Obert Masaraure ukuba akhulume kulumhlangano. Kodwa ucine ekhuluma engaxuswanga okwenze kwaba lomsindo esevinjwa ngabanye kulabathi kumele ethule amazwi akhe emphakathini.
Labo akade besemhlanganweni lowu baphinde balele uMnu. Clifford Matorera, obemelele uhulumende ukuba akhulume. Bamhoze okumangalisayo besithi uhulumende kalandaba labo.
Umkhosi walonyaka othakazelelwa phansi kwesihloko esithi ‘Workers Demand an Inclusive, Free from Poverty, Corruption and Oppression Zimbabwe’, ubuthanise izisebenzi, uzulu jikelele, abamandla ezombusazwe lakade bemmele uhulumende.