This article seeks to provide a brief examination of Zimbabwe's industrial relations as seen, firstly, from my academic research during the period 1981-1985 in a mining company north of Harare and, secondly, from my intimate work knowledge and experience in a number of companies from 1981 to date. My emphasis is not so much on its history nor on the theoretical models on which the independent Zimbabwean government's policy of industrial democracy has been based, but on the viability of the workers' committees and works councils in terms of their effectiveness in democratizing decision-making in Zimbabwean industry.
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