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Government and civil servants’ representatives meet in Harare today amid high hopes that a deal would be struck to end a strike that has crippled public schools countrywide.
Teachers have been on strike over the past month or so, pressing for higher salaries. This has meant that children who are returning to public schools are largely idle.
According to a report by our sister paper, Sunday News yesterday, Government representatives meet today for the continuation of their discussions over salaries. Today’s will be the third and last meeting that must be held in terms of the law before, if a deal is not struck, a deadlock will be declared.
The Government will present a new offer to the Apex Council said Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima.
Speaking to Sunday News, he expressed hope that teachers’ representatives would accept the offer.
“The meeting with civil servants representatives will be held on Monday. Government has a new offer for the civil servants. We will discuss the new offer in the meeting. Unfortunately, I can’t pre-empt the offer before the meeting. While we are meeting civil servants representatives, we are urging teachers to report for duty rather than withholding the service. They should not hold Government to ransom. They can report for work while we finish the negotiations. The Second Republic is a listening Government,” he said. Chronicle
