By Own Correspondent

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) recently took a swipe at the proposed repressive labour law reforms being erected by the United Kingdom (UK) which have seen embarking on strike being deemed in some sectors.

The regulations are likely to see the globally acclaimed rights defender breaking its legacy to the levels of some poorly run labour administrations.

Speaking to The Worker   soon after making his presentations against the proposed legal regime, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General ,Japhet Moyo said the proposed reforms will make it difficult for workers to enjoy their rights.

“The UK is proposing to change its strike laws and introducing new provisions in its Minimum Service Regulations. They are making it difficult for workers to embark on collective job action and one in every five workers in the UK will have their rights to strike limited.

“They are proposing to remove any protection on workers that are engaged in what they call unprotected strike and putting huge costs to unions that will call for strike action,” he said.

Moyo added that workers who are identified in a work notice and ignore that  work notice by going on strike would lose their automatic protection against dismissal for taking part in a strike action.