Zimbabwe Rethinks Fair Retrenchment

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Zimbabwe’s ongoing labor reforms highlight tensions between economic restructuring and workers’ rights, shaped by painful job losses after a 2015 Supreme Court ruling. New amendments and retrenchment regulations aim to speed up dispute resolution and enforce consultation, but mistrust remains. Analysts argue that transparent selection criteria, documented consultations and genuine union accountability are crucial to ensure restructuring reflects business survival needs rather than covert efforts to weaken labour representation.