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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) is allegedly failing to remit trade union fees despite deductions on employees\u2019 salaries, it has emerged.<\/p>\n

The Cotton Marketing Workers Union of Zimbabwe, through their lawyers Masango, Seda and Mutema Attorneys have since written to the parastatal ordering it to oblige by clearing its arrears in remittances dating back to 2022.<\/p>\n

According to a letter dated September 12 addressed to Cottco acting chief executive Rockie Mutenha gleaned by this paper, the trade union is accusing the employer of failing to remit the fees deducted from their salaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are advised that your institution has been duly deducting union dues, but has failed to make these remittances from 2022 to date,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccordingly, an amount of US$432 408,83 in unremitted union dues has accrued calculated from 2022 to June 2024. Ours still awaits the payment schedules for July and August 2024 from your office.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trade union also threatened to take legal action against Cottco if it fails to settle the debt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are further advised that you have previously made quite unreasonable payment plans which would take you three years to settle amounts deducted and accrued over a period of two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur demand should be satisfied on or before September 26, failure which we will proceed to seek redress in the befitting court of law,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n

Efforts to get a comment from Mutenha were fruitless yesterday as his mobile phone went unanswered.<\/p>\n

Mutenha also did not respond to questions sent to him by the time of going to print.<\/p>\n

Recently, transporters picketed at Cottco offices demanding their unpaid dues.<\/p>\n

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