Zimbabwe union leaders arrested, IUF calls for protests

Published: May 9, 2008, 1:09 pm

ZIMBABWE: UNION LEADERS ARRESTED Unions around the world are condemning the arrests yesterday of Lovemore Motombo and Wellington Chibebe, respectively President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). The two trade union leaders were charged with "inciting people to rise against the government and reporting falsehoods about people being killed" in speeches given on May Day. The International Trade Union Confederation's statement is here:http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2107 The IUF is calling for messages of protest to be sent to the Mugabe regime:http://www.iuf.org/den5018 And the Education International is concerned about rising violence directed against teachers in Zimbabwe, noting that many teachers in rural areas are being killed, maimed, tortured and abused. Read more here:http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=771&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe

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