Zimbabwe: Workers' Miseries to Follow Them Into 2021 - ZCTU

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Zimbabwe: Workers' Miseries to Follow Them Into 2021 - ZCTU

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has lamented the continued impoverishment of employees saying workers will face a gloomy festive season with their miseries set to spill over into 2021.

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