Brussels, 28 July 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has launched a new
website with a photo mosaic of Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe,
the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade
Unions (ZCTU). They were arrested on 8 May for speaking out about the
state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe - or as Robert Mugabe’s government
put it "spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the State".

Lovemore and Wellington are due to appear in court on 30 July, to defend
themselves against these charges. The mosaic is made up from the
pictures of over 2,000 trade unionists from around the world, who have
come together to make this public demonstration of support for the ZCTU
leaders and all unionists in Zimbabwe.

Please take a moment to add your voice to this growing tide of support
for these brave trade unionists.

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and has 311 national affiliates. Website: http://www.ituc-csi.org

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