Health workers' union trains members on labour rights

THE Medical and Allied Trade Workers Union of Zimbabwe (MATWUZ) has trained health workers' representatives on labour rights, grievance procedures and collective bargaining as part of efforts to strengthen workplace representation.

The union held a workers' committee seminar in Harare on Saturday, bringing together representatives from various healthcare institutions to equip them with skills to effectively represent employees and resolve workplace disputes in line with Zimbabwe's Labour Act.

Speaking on the sidelines of the seminar, MATWUZ secretary-general Darlington Chitedega said the training formed part of the union's statutory obligation to educate members on their rights and responsibilities.

"As a trade union, we are mandated, in terms of the Labour Act, to upskill and educate our members on their duties, whether they are workers' committee representatives or individual employees," Chitedega said.