Zvanyanya & Ors v Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers Union & Ors

HMA 38-19

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Case Details

Court

Masvingo High Court

Date

28 August 2019

Citation

HMA 38-19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHMA 38

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mafusire J

Full Bench

Mafusire J

Areas of Law

Labour LawTrade Union Law

Keywords

trade union membershipemployment terminationexecutive committee eligibilityunion constitution

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Does termination of employment automatically terminate trade union membership?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents 2, 3 and 4 lost employment in 2016 but remain union members"}
{"issue_text":"Are former employees eligible to hold positions in the trade union's national executive committee?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents 2, 3 and 4 hold executive positions despite losing employment"}
{"issue_text":"Should the trade union be compelled to hold elections and annual general meetings?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Union has failed to hold required meetings"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Ten trade union members challenged the continued membership and executive committee positions of three former employees who lost their employment in 2016, arguing that termination of employment automatically terminates trade union membership and disqualifies them from holding executive positions.

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