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lovemore-matombo1-150x150 HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Lovemore Matombo, was arrested on Sunday night while addressing members of his union in Victoria Falls.
According to the ZCTU information officer, Khumbulani Ndlovu, Matombo was arrested together with two union officials, Michael Kandukutu and Percy Mcijo. No charges had been laid against the trio by late Monday.
“They were later transferred to Hwange police station,” said Ndlovu. “The ZCTU president was on a tour of the country meeting ZCTU structures and the Victoria Falls meeting was the first meeting of his tour.”
Last year, Matombo was arrested and detained together with several human rights activists after organizing a mass action against the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s unpopular cash withdrawal limits.
Dozens where said to have been injured when baton wielding riot policemen violently dispersed a gathering which was addressed by ZCTU president Matombo along Harare’s First Street.
Those arrested included ZCTU secretary general Wellington Chibhebhe together with other leaders of top civic groups who had joined the strike action in solidarity with the ZCTU.  The police seized the group shortly after they had gone to present their petition to central bank governor, Gideon Gono.
Commenting on Matombo’s arrest on Monday, the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) said it was shocked by “this callous disrespect of the labour union”.
The students’ union said the arrest of Matombo represented a serious affront to provisions of labour rights, in particular, the right to freedom of assembly.
“The government of Zimbabwe continues to show its blatant disrespect of the labour movement and this is sending clear signs that the government led by President Mugabe is not yet ready to embrace democratic reforms,” said ZINASU
The students said they were also disappointed by the continued silence by the Movement for Democratic Change in the face of continued violations.

 

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