Police arrested 37 women in Bindura demonstrating for their husbands’ unpaid salaries and poor working conditions at the Trojan Mine.
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is assisting the arrested women, criticizing the authorities for suppressing their right to protest.
The women, reportedly protesting for their right to petition the Trojan Mine in Bindura about their husbands’ poor working conditions, were taken into custody by Zimbabwean police.
“For exercising their constitutional right to freedom to demonstrate & petition against poor working conditions for their husbands, these Bindura women ended up being apprehended by @PoliceZimbabwe,” Lawyers from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) posted on their X account.
The aforementioned lawyers are assisting the arrested women.
“Our lawyers are currently assisting 37 women arrested for demonstrating against Trojan mine. They were expressing their grievances as the mine has failed to pay their husbands for several months,” they added.
This incident highlights the growing concerns regarding low wages, difficult working conditions, and the worsening economic situation faced by miners in Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) blames factors like currency depreciation and accuses mining companies of corruption.
The union criticizes weak labor laws that restrict workers’ ability to negotiate for better wages and strike for their rights.
