Industrial action at Government of Zimbabwe / Ministry of Health and Child Care

Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.

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What happened, in plain words

Nurses across the country stopped work from 20 to 22 April 2026 after the April pay rise turned out to be only about 30 to 40 United States dollars, far below the 550 to 600 dollars they had expected. Their union called the increase a token that could not be taken seriously. Reports at the time said the country was already short of more than 5 000 nurses. Hospitals including Sally Mugabe Central were disrupted and patients bore the cost.

Not stated

People reported

The source did not give a countable number, so none is shown

20 April 2026

Date of the event

high

Confidence in the record

How the number was arrived at

No count of participating nurses was reported. A separate figure cited a shortage of over 5 000 nurses.

Evidence

Field	Value
Source	ZimLive
Link	https://www.zimlive.com/nurses-call-strike-for-april-20-22-over-wholly-inadequate-salaries/
Source last opened by the platform	Never checked
Evidence retrieved	20 August 2026
Fingerprint of the source page	Not taken. The page has not been read successfully.
Published by the source on	1 April 2026
Employer	Government of Zimbabwe / Ministry of Health and Child Care
Sector	Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Where	National
Status on this platform	verified
Counted in published figures	Yes

Zimbabwe Nurses Association president Enock Dongo quoted. The April increase was about 30 to 40 dollars against an expectation of 550 to 600 dollars.

The rule this record had to meet

Workers collectively withdraw labour, work to rule or take other protest action, or a formal notice of such action is served.

Evidence required: A named union or worker group, the dates of the action or the notice, and the stated demands, from the union itself or an established publication.

Read thisWorkforce events are a record of what a named and citable source reported. They are not a census of job losses or job creation in Zimbabwe. Many changes in employment are never announced, and small employers are almost never reported at all, so the picture here leans towards large employers, listed companies, the public service and unionised sectors. Read the evidence link on any event before relying on it.

As at 5 Oct 2026, 13:44. Method version unknown.