23 demonstrators were arrested by the police last
year as they marched towards Zesa offices to present a petition accusing the
power utility of snubbing locals by employing contract workers from outside the
region at its Insukamini sub-station.
The demonstration reflects the disheartening
situation concerning the marginalisation in Bulawayo industries which
frustrated the locals to the point of taking to the streets so that their
pleas for economic justice could be heard.
Government parastatals in Bulawayo such as Zesa should prioritise locals and
not prefer to employ people from other regions at the expense of locals.
Considering the fact that many local youths are unemployed, it becomes
unreasonable to sideline them when availing employment opportunities in the
city.
Zesa should not have imported unskilled labour from elsewhere when it was supposed to emancipate the locals who were in dire need of jobs to uplift themselves and benefit economically.
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