Zimbabwe Labour Market Intelligence
Industrial action at RioZim, Anjin and other mining employers
Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.
Prepared 5 October 2026
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Industrial action at RioZim, Anjin and other mining employers
Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.
What happened, in plain words
The mine workers union used its end of year statement to describe 2025 as a tumultuous year for mine workers. It said RioZim and Anjin had left workers unpaid for months and that workers downed tools at several mines. It also reported retrenchments, safety breaches and growing use of short fixed term contracts. The union said workers reaped poverty even as billions of dollars in minerals were exported.
Not stated
People reported
The source did not give a countable number, so none is shown
7 January 2026
Date of the event
high
Confidence in the record
How the number was arrived at
Union year end review, no aggregate worker figure published
Evidence
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | NewsDay Zimbabwe |
| Link | https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200050234/2025-a-tumultuous-year-for-mine-workers-union |
| Source last opened by the platform | Never checked |
| Evidence retrieved | 20 August 2026 |
| Fingerprint of the source page | Not taken. The page has not been read successfully. |
| Published by the source on | 7 January 2026 |
| Employer | RioZim, Anjin and other mining employers |
| Sector | Mining & Minerals |
| Where | National |
| Status on this platform | verified |
| Counted in published figures | Yes |
Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union end of year statement. Summary of many incidents rather than one event.
The rule this record had to meet
Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.
Evidence required: A named union or worker group, the dates of the action or the notice, and the stated demands, from the union itself or an established publication.
As at 5 Oct 2026, 14:40. Method version unknown.