Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
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| Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions | |
| Founded | February 28, 1981 |
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| Members | 400,000 |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Affiliation | ITUC, CTUC, OATUU |
| Key people | Morgan Tsvangirai, general secretary Lovemore Matombo, president |
| Office location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Website | www.zctu.co.zw |
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is the dominant central trade union federation in Zimbabwe. The general secretary of ZCTU is Morgan Tsvangirai and the president is Lovemore Matombo.
ZCTU was formed on February 28, 1981 through the merger of six trade union centres; African Trade Union Congress (ATUC), the National African Trade Union Congress (NATUC), the Trade Union Congress of Zimbabwe (TUCZ), the United Trade Unions of Zimbabwe (UTUZ), the Zimbabwe Federation of Labour (ZFL) and the Zimbabwe Trade Union Congress (ZTUC).
In the 1990s ZCTU grew increasingly opposed to the government of Robert Mugabe. ZCTU was the main force behind the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change.
ZCTU has 35 affiliated unions.
