ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Trade Unions in Zimbabwe and their types
There are a number of trade unions that operate in Zimbabwe. Below is a list of some of them and their categories. As clearly demonstrated a trade union can belong to more than one category.
| Trade Union | Type |
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| Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) |
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| Zimbabwe Pulp & Paper Workers' Union |
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| Zimbabwe Domestic & Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Chemicals & Plastics Allied Workers' Union |
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| Zimbabwe Textile Workers Union (ZTWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Tobacco Industrial Workers’ Union (ZTIWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Metal, Energy & Allied Workers’ Union (ZMEAWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Security Guards Union (ZISEGU) |
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| Zimbabwe Banks & Allied Workers’ Union (ZIBAWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Furniture, Timber & Allied Trades Union (ZFTATU) |
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| Zimbabwe Educational Scientific, Social & Cultural Workers’ Union (ZESSCWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Catering & Hotel Workers’ Union (ZCHWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trades Workers’ Union |
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| Zimbabwe Urban Councils Workers’ Union (ZUCWU) |
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| Zimbabwe Union of Journalists |
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| Zimbabwe Amalgamated Railway Workers’ Union (ZARWU) |
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| Railway Association of Yard Operating Staff (RAYOS) |
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| Zimbabwe Railways Artisans Union (RAU) |
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| Railway Association of Enginemen (RAE) |
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| National Union of the Clothing Industry (NUCI) |
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| National Engineering Workers’ Union (NEWU) |
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| Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (MVMWUZ) |
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| General Agriculture & Plantation Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) |
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| Federation of Food & Allied Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (FFAWUZ) |
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| Commercial Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe |
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| Cement, Lime & Allied Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (CLAWUZ) |
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| Progressive Teacher's Union of Zimbabwe |
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| Zimbabwe Teacher's Association (ZIMTA) |
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NB Due to persistent economic crisis that have greatly eroded the bargaining power of employees and other changes some of these trade unions may no longer be operational.
To learn more about types/categories of trade unions go to this page.
To access more topics go to the O Level Business Notes
