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Zimbabwe Warns Trade Union Against Demonstration Plan
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=13C7EA7:A6F02AD83191E1607C7A0CD4BD5545D19574F7DCC14957C0 Zimbabwe Congress
of Trade Unions closely tied to opposition Movement for Democratic
Change, announced plans to stage national day of action on September
13





Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (File photo)Police in
Zimbabwe have warned the country's largest trade union against holding
demonstrations this month to protest the increasing hardships people
face in the impoverished nation.

Police officials Sunday said they are prepared to deal with any
unlawful acts.  Demonstrating without police clearance is illegal in
Zimbabwe.

Earlier, the general secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade
Unions, Wellington Chibebe, said the union plans to organize
nationwide demonstrations on September 13th.  He said union workers
want higher wages, lower taxes, and increased access to antiretroviral
drugs for workers living with H.I.V. and AIDS.

The union has close ties to the opposition Movement for Democratic
Change.

Zimbabwe is struggling with high unemployment and record inflation of
at least one-thousand percent.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.


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