MIne workers have expressed grave concern over the rampant casualization of labour within the sector.
In an interview, Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) secretary general Justice Chinhema said his organisation is pushing for the review of the outdated collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
“As we are pushing for the amendment of the current outdated CBA in our industry, as ZDAMWU we want to see the CBA addressing seriously the issue of casualization of labour in the mining sector,” he said.
Chinhema said there are a number of mine jobs which are permanent in nature but are currently offered on short-term contracts by companies contracted by mining firms.
“The issue of contracts in the mining sector has only brought misery among mine workers while benefiting just a few particularly those managers of companies who created their labour broking companies to benefit only themselves. The current situation is against the agenda decent work in Zimbabwe,” he said.
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