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âRights, Peace, Gender Commissions Petitioned To Deal With Abusive Chinese Employersâ 23 January 2021
A group of rights-based NGOs have petitioned the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) to investigate allegations of abuse on workers by some Chinese mining companies. The petition prepared by Matabeleland North Institute of Human Rights (MIHR) was endorsed and jointly issued by Women Institute for Leadership Development, Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association and the Matobo Youth Development Initiative.
⦠The groups are seeking urgent investigation and action into abuse of local Zimbabwean workers by Chinese mining companies countrywide. The consortium said it was incensed by some videos and pictures circulating on social media showing a Chinese miner as