Zim workers have nothing to celebrate

IT IS OFFENSIVE that the South African government has not put pressure on the Zimbabwean government to fix the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe.

It’s a shame that Zimbabweans are flocking to South Africa in search of a better life.

It’s sad that workers in Zimbabwe lament low salaries.

Workers in Zimbabwe, both in the private and public sectors, had nothing to celebrate as the world commemorated International Workers’ Day (May 1).

Living standards for the majority of workers in Zimbabwe have plummeted to very low levels, owing mainly to very low wages and salaries.

The workers in Zimbabwe have ascribed this to their very low salaries, coupled with high taxes of up to 40% of their earnings.

It is a painful truth that the salaries are less than a third of the poverty line. It hurts that educators are working in an environment where their total remuneration cannot take them to work every day of the month. Zimbabweans are not free. Most workers are forced to supplement their salaries by selling vegetables, groceries or second-hand clothes.

KUDZAI CHIKOWORE | London