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Zimbabwe teachers to boycott work over pay, demand COVID-19 allowance

Zimbabwe teachers to boycott work over pay, demand COVID-19 allowance

ZIMBABWE's biggest teachers' union said its members would not return to work for the first time since March next week unless they are paid a COVID-19 allowance and given a pay rise. The government shut schools in March in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected 7,683 people and led to 225 deaths. Most schools are due to re-open next week, although only for students sitting their final exams. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA), in a circular to its 42,000 members, called for monthly pay to be a minimum $520 (42,488 Zimbabwe dollars), compared to…
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