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Unions in Zimbabwe marked May Day bemoaning worsening economic woes plaguing the country including price hikes and massive joblessness which have left workers with little to celebrate. Zimbabwe MayDay

“This year is another bleak year with absolutely nothing to celebrate for the common worker and the common citizen,” Japhet Moyo, secretary of the country’s main trade union Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions told AFP.

“So you get paid today after three or four days, the money is worthless, you can’t really buy anything that is meaningful. “Our national economy, conditions of service and living standards for workers are sadly in the intensive care unit at the moment,” Majongwe said. The crisis has brought back memories of a decade ago when hyperinflation peaked at a grotesque 500% billion, wiping out the Zimbabwean dollar.

 

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