Worker rights and social justice in Zimbabwe’s mining sector

Courage Mlambo
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Courage Mlambo: Ph.D., Department of Public Administration and Economics, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 394-403

Abstract: This paper is an overview of workers’ rights in Zimbabwe focusing on the abuse, exploitation of workers and the brutal attitudes displayed toward mine workers and trade unions officials by mining companies and government authorities. Zimbabwe’s mining sector plays a major role in Zimbabwe’s export economy. However, Zimbabwe’s mining sector, like many other mining sectors in the developing world, has workers’ right issues. Considerable attention has been given to the labour legislation by the government of Zimbabwe but there are still serious violations of workers’ rights in Zimbabwe. Mining firms involved in extracting the mineral wealth of the country are benefiting at the expense of workers. They are operating with little regard for the well-being of its employees. In light of this, the present study highlights and synthesizes workers’ rights issues in the Zimbabwe mining sector. The study also offers practical recommendations that could address the problems that mining workers are currently facing in Zimbabwe Key Words:Worker Rights, Social Justice, Zimbabwe, Mining Sector

Date: 2022
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