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Civil servants’ unions wrote to the President last month imploring him to intervene and help improve their salaries and working conditions.
The workers also had to approach the President last year after exhausting all negotiating channels and subsequently got an increment after meeting him.

The unions were arguing that Government had failed to convene a meeting under the NJNC, while an appeal to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had not yielded much.
Zimta chief executive Mr Sifiso Ndlovu said they will go into Wednesday’s meeting with an “open mind”.

“It is common knowledge that we have suffered a lot and we expect to see what they bring onto the table. We did not receive an increment in January and we struggled to have generic allowances in February and now it is time for salary adjustments,” he said.

The workers are demanding a minimum salary of US$538 per month in line with the poverty datum line.
The least-paid Government worker earns US$296.

Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe chief executive Mr Manuel Nyawo said anything outside an increment would “stimulate” workers’ anger.
“We hope they have a new offer that is premised on the request we presented to President Mugabe. If they fail to do that then they are forcing us to take action, which

is detrimental to service delivery.”