ZCTU Urges Mnangagwa To Fulfil His Promises To Civil Servants

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on Tuesday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to deliver on his pledge to improve the welfare of civil servants.

Speaking during the Heroes Day commemorations at the National Heroes Acre on Monday, Mnangagwa promised to address civil servants’ conditions of service. He said:

As a listening and responsive Administration, we will continue to explore new and innovative ways of improving the working conditions of our civil service.

Various monetary and non-monetary measures are being intensified for the benefit of the patriotic public workers of our country.

Additionally, robust training programmes are being rolled out to inculcate a new work culture that is grounded on our rich liberation and heritage based ideology, which is uniquely Zimbabwean.

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However, ZCTU secretary-general Japhet Moyo said civil servants cannot survive on empty promises. He said:

They should walk the talk. We have heard that before and this is a critical component.

Civil servants are the backbone of the government. For a government to be functional, there is a need for civil servants to be well paid.

Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube recently said the government will consider increasing the United States dollar component paid to public workers.

He also promised to increase the portion paid in local currency but civil servants want the restoration of their pre-October 2018 salaries of US$540.

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