Mashonaland Tobacco Company v Workers Committee Chairman (P Svinurai) and 1750 Others

[2014] ZWLC 756

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

7 November 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 756

Judgment No.

LC/H/756/2014

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

E. Muchawa

Author

E. Muchawa J

Full Bench

E. Muchawa JF.C. Maxwell J

Areas of Law

Labour LawConstitutional Law

Keywords

strikecollective job actionsection 65(3) Constitutionsection 104 Labour Actconstitutional referral

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the right to strike under section 65(3) of the Constitution is subject to restrictions under section 104 of the Labour Act","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Strike procedures not followed; Constitution guarantees right to strike"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the strike was unlawful for failure to comply with section 104 procedures","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No notice given; no secret ballot; no conciliation attempt"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents engaged in a collective job action (strike) from 3 October 2014 despite a Minister's show cause order requiring them to call off the strike. The applicant sought to have the strike declared unlawful, arguing that the respondents failed to follow procedures under section 104 of the Labour Act. The respondents claimed the strike was lawful under section 65(3) of the Constitution.

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