A national report found several large employers had simply stopped paying staff in full. Hwange Colliery workers were owed up to four years of back pay, with arrears estimated at more than 70 million United States dollars. Ingwebu Breweries in Bulawayo had not paid most staff in full since January 2026, Harare City Council owed December salaries to lower graded workers, and civil servants had not received a November 2024 local currency component. Production continued while wages did not, which is why unions call it wage theft.

No headcount reported, only arrears estimated at over 70 million United States dollars at Hwange Colliery

Covers several employers in one report. Also notes formal sector employment fell from about 1.5 million to about 700 000 over two decades.

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.