{"id":417012,"date":"2011-05-04T09:12:47","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T09:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/04\/zctu-explains-clenched-fist\/"},"modified":"2011-05-04T09:12:47","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T09:12:47","slug":"zctu-explains-clenched-fist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/04\/zctu-explains-clenched-fist\/","title":{"rendered":"ZCTU Explains Clenched Fist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"34.7083333333\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/timeszambia180.jpg\" alt=\"The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" title=\"Visit The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has explained that ZCTU trustee Betty Mutambo&#8217;s raising of a clenched fist during the Labour Day celebrations in Solwezi was not political but a symbol of solidarity and unity used by the labour movement.<\/p>\n<p>ZCTU secretary general Roy Mwaba said in a statement yesterday that Ms Mtambo raised a clenched fist as a salute to the workers and not forpolitical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mwaba said it was unfair for North-Western Province Minister Daniel Kalenga to accuse Ms Mtambo of being political when all theyears, the ZCTU had been using this symbol which he said was a saluteand logo used by trade unions as a show for solidarity and unity.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was no need for the minister to draw any similaritiesbetween the Patriotic Front (PF) symbol and Ms Mtambo&#8217;s clenched fistduring the Labour Day celebrations because the two were not synonymousand did not have any relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The raised fist salute consists of raising one arm in the air withclenched fist and it has been used for the past 47 years,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mwaba explained that ZCTU was a social movement whose mission wasto enhance the welfare of its members through the promotion ofharmonious industrial relations and not campaigning for politicalparties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been giving guidance and direction to workers and the highproductivity levels of Zambian workers have widely been acknowledgedby many, including President Rupiah Banda,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said ZCTU pursued a policy of non-partisan because it wanted to useits Independence and autonomy to effectively enhance the cause ofworkers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mwaba said ZCTU had a duty to work with the government of the dayon the basis of the tripartite arrangement pursuant to the provisionsof the International Labour Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mwaba was reacting to media reports in which Mr Kalenga condemnedMs Mtambo for raising a clenched fist during the Labour daycelebrations held on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105040376.html\" title=\"ZCTU Explains Clenched Fist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZCTU Explains Clenched Fist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 4 May 2011 The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has explained that ZCTU trustee Betty Mutambo&#8217;s raising of a clenched fist during the Labour Day celebrations in Solwezi was not political but a symbol of solidarity and unity used by the labour movement. 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