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Zimbabwe minimum wage set at equivalent of US$100
By Staff Reporter
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has set the minimum wage for all employees at the equivalent of US$100 except for agriculture and domestic employees.
According to Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020 the Minister of Labour set the minimum wage at $2 594.74, which is equivalent to US$103 at the fixed exchange rate of $25.
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ACTU plots living wage protests
By Everson Mushava and Nhau Mangirazi
February 17, 2020
THE country’s largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government until it has acceded to workers’ demand for a living wage.
In a video clip released on Saturday, ZCTU president Peter Mutasa called on workers to fight and make sure those “who are ruling not to enjoy ruling us” if the workers continue to receive slave wages.
“We must unite and fight for a living wage,” Mutasa said.
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