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No pay rises in 'broke' Zimbabwe
BBC ^
| 1 May 2009
Posted on 05/01/2009 2:40:07 PM PDT by george76
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, has said the new unity government is broke and can not meet trade union demands for higher wages.
Mr Tsvangirai said no state worker, including President Robert Mugabe, was earning more than $100 (£67) a month.
The unions have called for a monthly minimum of $450 and threatened to go on strike if their demand is not met.
"This government is broke, and we are only able to pay the $100 allowance," Mr Tsvangirai told the crowds
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africawinsagain; mugabe; robertmugabe; socialism; tsvangirai; zimbabwe
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posted on
05/01/2009 2:40:07 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
This government is brokeIt's been "broke" since 1979.
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posted on
05/01/2009 2:41:14 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: SunkenCiv; Fred Nerks; Candor7; Clive; LucyT
Who believes that Robert Mugabe is earning no more than $100 a month ?
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posted on
05/01/2009 2:41:51 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
I believe, that is what he is earning, what he is stealing is another story.
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posted on
05/01/2009 3:00:37 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: george76; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
...is broke and can not meet trade union demands for higher wages... The unions have called for a monthly minimum of $450 and threatened to go on strike if their demand is not met.
Funny this wasn't an issue until Mugabe surrendered some of his power. ;') Thanks geo.
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posted on
05/01/2009 3:13:10 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: george76
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posted on
05/01/2009 3:39:31 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
To: george76
Zero believes.
Pizmo...and so does America.
LOL.
Mugabe has got more than just one numbered Swiss bank account.
Ide Amin showed 'em all how its done.
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posted on
05/01/2009 9:40:23 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule,derision ,truth. (member NRA)
To: SonOfPyrodex
They obviously need green jobs, nationalized health care, a government car company, and more deficit spending. Send'em Obummer. He knows how to fix all of that sh*t.
To: Chode
Great article. It still ticks me off to think my ex-wife went there and all she got was a minor case of stomach flu :^(
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posted on
05/02/2009 1:16:45 PM PDT
by
investigateworld
( Abortion stops a beating heart.)
To: investigateworld
in 100 years, you prolly won't be able to tell civilization was ever there...
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posted on
05/02/2009 2:55:39 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
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