1. Vimbai E.M.Z. Mushongera Parliament Affairs and Advocacy Officer vimbai.zinyama@zctu.co.zw 3/2/2011 1 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

2.  From dirigisme to Washington consensus  Beyond ESAP – Programme to Democratise ZIM-  Celebrate the means and not the ends  1996 Resolved to organise informal economy workers Research and Establishing structures  1997 Hosted working people’s convention – NCA, CRISIS COALITION, ZIMRIGHTS  2001 Established informal economy desk  ZCIEA  LEDRIZ  Legal Department  Parliament and Advocacy program 2/2/2011 2 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

3.  ZCTU currently has 362 000  ZCIEA Membership 873 000  Potential Voters in the Country 3Million /14m Numbers are Essential for influencing policy ZCTU NGOs CHURCHES ZCIEA 3/2/2011 3 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

4. House of Assembly Upper House Cabinet Ministers Parliament Infor- mation Centres Polling stations 210 Mps 19 Committees 36 MPs from Labour Structure 93 7 Committees 5 Senators 124/210 Parliament Information centres 71 Ministers 650 Polling Station 3/2/2011 4 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

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6.  Dollarisation left more than 70% of population unbanked  90% Informal economy activities  Real wages back to 1973 -  Employers not paying salaries and pension houses not honoring obligations  Social safety nets still a major challenge  Labour Market- Labour relations still akin to colonial times –Chinese, Indigenous employers, 75 000 ghost workers 3/2/2011 6 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

7.  Elections on the horizon  Dead GNU – SADC still playing some accommodation politics  Deflective and Negotiated constitution  Petrified electorate - Violence  Undermining of Organised labour – ZCTU  Uniformed forces that are partisan  Populist Policies  Newly discovered resources (Diamonds ) our demise  Selective application of the law  Wikleaks – ZANUPF demise and MDC strengthening 3/2/2011 7 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

8. Plan for action Partner Power relations &dynamics Pressure Pragmatise & Prioritise Participation Principles & Values Problem PeoplePolicy ParticipationPosition 3/2/2011 8 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

9. Paradigm shift Take responsibility for their future Raw data collection Representation and documentation of cases Information Fear factor Information & Capacity to communicate Visible and accessible security Justice without power is useless, Power without justice is tyrannical, Failure to empower what is just is to make what is strong legitmate 3/2/2011 9 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

10. ZCTU has 6 Regional offices has 34 districts 3/2/2011 10 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

11. Computers Internet connection Legal assistants Information on policy decisions from SADC, Parliament, Political parties Training of action researchers, documenting evidence Monitoring and observers Protection against fraud ZCTU Strategic Partnership Lawyers Medical Counseling Food aid Monitoring and observers Combined local, regional and international advocacy CHURCHES & NGOs 3/2/2011 11 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

12. General Council Secretary General Parliament & Advocacy Districts Regional Legal Assistants Legal Department Action Researchers 3/2/2011 12 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

13. DECENT WORK & DECENT LIFE ACCESS RIGHTS TRANSFER RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS USER RIGHTS 3/2/2011 13 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

14. International fundamentals, Documentation of cases Capacity Building IT & Internet Security, Development of Leaders HR Awareness Democracy & Gvernance Institutional Frame Work Human Development, Tools & issue tracking 3/2/2011 14 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

15. ENVIROMENT Organising Education Advocacy Governance EMPOWERMENT Research Visibility Reduce vulnerability ENDOGENOUS Policy Legislation Practices Standards 3/2/2011 15 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers

16.  People driven constitution  Country Decent Work Plan –Beyond the Enclave  Public sector reform & labour law reform  Transformative transitional justice  Discrimination  Unjustified violence,killings and destruction of property  Arbitrary arrest  Forced evictions  Creation of a social protection floor  Redistributive, Productive,  Dealing with country risk factors  Institutional Capacity building of Actors  Truly independent Human Rights, Media, Anti Corruption, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & TR commissions 3/2/2011 16 Solidarity Center Conference on Informal Economy Workers