Industrial action at ZESA Holdings

Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.

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What happened, in plain words

Two unions representing about 6 000 ZESA employees confronted the power utility over unpaid Covid 19 allowances from January and February 2024 and the absence of cost of living talks. ZESA agreed to clear the allowance arrears by 21 June 2024 and to pay a temporary 30 percent cushioning allowance backdated to June. Older arbitration disputes over 2023 wages remained unresolved. Unrest at the power utility matters because outages already constrain every other sector.

6,000

People reported

13 June 2024

Date of the event

high

Confidence in the record

How the number was arrived at

Union figure for employees represented in the dispute, about 6 000

Evidence

Field	Value
Source	AllAfrica (NewsDay)
Link	https://allafrica.com/stories/202407050097.html
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	5 July 2024
Employer	ZESA Holdings
Sector	Energy & Power
Where	National
Status on this platform	verified
Counted in published figures	Yes

Zimbabwe Energy Workers Union and Energy Sector Workers Union of Zimbabwe involved. ZESA agreed to clear arrears by 21 June 2024 and pay a 30 percent cushioning allowance.

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.

Read thisWorkforce events are a record of what a named and citable source reported. They are not a census of job losses or job creation in Zimbabwe. Many changes in employment are never announced, and small employers are almost never reported at all, so the picture here leans towards large employers, listed companies, the public service and unionised sectors. Read the evidence link on any event before relying on it.

As at 5 Oct 2026, 14:39. Method version unknown.