{"id":84606,"date":"2023-10-10T19:31:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zctu-decries-wage-suppression-as-poverty-datum-line-hits-us600-mark-2"},"modified":"2023-10-10T23:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T21:55:29","slug":"zctu-decries-wage-suppression-as-poverty-datum-line-hits-us600-mark-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zctu-decries-wage-suppression-as-poverty-datum-line-hits-us600-mark-2","title":{"rendered":"ZCTU decries \u2018wage suppression\u2019 as Poverty Datum Line hits US$600 mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has bemoaned wage suppression being employed by the country\u2019s business elites arguing that they fall far short of the US$600 Poverty Datum Line (PDL) mark.<\/p>\n

The remarks come at a time when several employers are refusing to peg workers\u2019 salaries in foreign currency, with many choosing to pay allowance tokens in US$ while real salaries remain in ZWL.<\/p>\n

Such a trend has deeply impoverished the working class especially because they will not be paid in foreign currency when they retire from work.<\/p>\n

Data from a number of National Employment Councils across the country\u2019s economic sectors shows that workers are currently earning salaries below the US$200 mark.<\/p>\n

In contrast, businesses continue to reap huge profits in US$ and are currently clamoring for the authorities to urgently extend the policy directive on the usage of the ZWL beyond 2025.<\/p>\n

Speaking to workers on the occasion to mark the World Day for Decent Work this week, ZCTU president Florence Taruvinga decried the huge mismatch between the PDL and workers\u2019 earnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe starting point for Zimbabwe has been the demand for Poverty Datum Line linked minimum wage. This is a struggle that we have been involved in for a number of years and the struggle is far from over.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have and we will continue to demand a legislated minimum wage to cushion the lowest paid worker. The Poverty Datum Line is fast approaching the US$600 mark but wages have remained stagnant,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The ZCTU president said as wages remain stagnant, prices for energy, food and other essentials are spiraling to levels that are sending millions of working people into poverty.<\/p>\n

She said this is happening at a time when some economic experts continue to feed the government with poisonous advice that increasing salaries will lead to rising inflation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are therefore calling employers to stop wage suppression. We are joining the world in calling for wage justice in Zimbabwe. Wage justice is a cornerstone of the social contract between workers, governments and employers that has been broken in the interests of corporate greed,\u201d said Taruvinga.<\/p>\n

She added that locals must affiliate with unions around the world who are also fighting against wage inequality, sub-minimum wages, and exploitative pay rates for migrants, younger workers, and other groups subject to discrimination.<\/p>\n

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