(Harare, ZimEye)An International Labour Organization(ILO) that visited Zimbabwe between May 19 and 23 this year ignored war veteran Joseph Chinotimba’s Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Union (ZFTU). The delegation instead consulted extensively with rival labour body Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union(ZCTU) secretary general Wellington Chibebe and is set to compile a report concerning human rights issues in Zimbabwe.

The ZFTU, which is allegedly aligned to ZANU(PF), issued a pre-emptive statement questioning the objectivity of the I.L.O delegation’s visit to the country.  “It is only logical to conclude that the delegation’s investigations and findings will not be complete…their final report can only be biased, partisan and premeditated…” said ZFTU Acting Secretary General Ephraim Tsvaringwe.

The ILO delegation’s visit precedes the forthcoming ILO Geneva Conference to be held later in June, which discusses global labour issues. The ZFTU alleges that the ZCTU is on record for criticizing the government over human rights abuses on such forums, charges that have seen Zimbabwe being placed on a special paragraph that blacklists errant countries.

The pioneering leader of the ZFTU, Joseph Chinotimba was also a mob leader during the controversial farm invasions which began in 2000, and which saw Zimbabwe’s economy plunge to its lowest edge ever in history. (ZimEye, Zimbabwe)

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