ILO commends Zimbabwean workers for resilience in wake of hardships
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has commended Zimbabwean workers for demonstrating resilience in the face of obtaining economic hardships. The remarks were made during the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) May 1 commemorations at Dzivarasekwa Stadium in Harare this Friday. Addressing workers, the ILO country director for Zimbabwe, Philile Masuku, said the country’s workers […] The post ILO commends Zimbabwean workers for resilience in wake of hardships appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.
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THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has commended Zimbabwean workers for demonstrating resilience in the face of obtaining economic hardships.
The remarks were made during the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) May 1 commemorations at Dzivarasekwa Stadium in Harare this Friday.
Addressing workers, the ILO country director for Zimbabwe, Philile Masuku, said the country’s workers continue to operate under harsh conditions.
“High inflation, currency instability, erosion of real wages, and rising costs of living… while there has been improvement in macroeconomic indicators, such as inflation and GDP, many workers still struggle to meet basic household needs.
“Many pensioners have seen the value of their lifelong contributions steadily erode. Now, at the same time, most workers are engaged in the informal economy, often without contracts, social protection, occupational safety and health coverage, or even access to effective labour dispute mechanisms,” she said.
The ILO director also bemoaned militating factors against workers such as barriers to organising, delays in labor dispute resolution, and weak enforcement of labour standards as factors which further undermine workers’ rights.
She said in 2025, assessments of social justice highlighted a growing crisis of institutional trust where strong legal frameworks exist, but workers continue to face exclusion and neglect, calling for the urgent task of closing the gap between end-lives justice.
Masuku said such a strategy is the foundation of a peaceful, inclusive, and resilient society as it enhances the basic, fairly paid, that aligns to the cost of labor skilling.
“Industrial acts generate workers in ensuring that development and economic reforms place workers in social transition. Workers’ unity is more important than ever. Fragmentation weakens labour’s collective voice.
“Equally critical is genuine and institutionalised social dialogue, when workers, employers and governments engage meaningfully reforms are more inclusive, disputes are reduced, and trust is built. Social dialogue is not an obstacle to growth. It is a foundation for shared prosperity,” she added.
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