{"id":357,"date":"2025-05-10T12:11:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=357"},"modified":"2025-05-10T12:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T12:12:37","slug":"imalock-security-company-accused-of-assaulting-workers-over-salary-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/imalock-security-company-accused-of-assaulting-workers-over-salary-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Imalock Security Company Accused of Assaulting Workers Over Salary Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mutare<\/strong> \u2013 Security guards employed by Imalock Security Company, a firm based in Penhalonga, have accused management of failing to pay salaries for four months and physically assaulting workers who demand their dues. Some workers also allege shocking acts of humiliation by supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several employees, speaking to The Wasu Post<\/em> on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation, claimed they have not been paid since January. They also allege that some colleagues were assaulted and ordered to \u201clie face down and have sex with the ground\u201d as punishment for demanding wages or for minor infractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have not received our salaries since January and it has been difficult to make ends meet. Some workers have left the company, and those who stay are being assaulted. It\u2019s now normal here\u2014people are beaten for asking for their salaries,\u201d said one of the affected workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imalock Security Company provides services to several gold mines in Penhalonga and companies around Mutare. The Wasu Post has been informed that some guards have resorted to accepting bribes from illegal gold panners, allowing them into the mining shafts in a desperate attempt to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue came to light after The Wasu Post<\/em> contacted Imalock Security\u2019s Operations Director, Albert Chibwana, for comment. His response sparked public outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMapurisa akapera here muZimbabwe\u2026 Munhu akarohwa haamhangari kuPolice here? Go to police and find RRB numbers and court references,\u201d said Chibwana, effectively dismissing the allegations and challenging the victims to report to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labour and human rights activists have condemned both the alleged abuses and the company\u2019s response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe Security Guards Union (ZISEGU) Eastern Region paralegal officer, Justin Muwonda, said such actions, if proven true, are both illegal and inhumane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf this is happening, we totally condemn it. We are no longer living in the old days. Workers have rights that must be respected,\u201d said Muwonda, citing Zimbabwe\u2019s Labour Act, particularly Section 28:01, Section 6 on the Protection of Employees\u2019 Right to Fair Labour Standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Act, no person shall \u201cact in a manner that amounts to violence and harassment towards another person at the workplace,\u201d with violations carrying a penalty of up to ten years in prison or a fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) also weighed in. In a May Day statement themed \u201cEnd Corruption, End Workers Exploitation: Workers Unite for Social Justice\u201d<\/em>, ZCTU President Florence Taruvinga denounced the reported abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is modern-day slavery. No worker should face violence for demanding what they are legally owed. We will not sit back while employers butcher labour rights with impunity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union has called on the government to act decisively against employers who violate labour laws and demanded immediate action against wage theft and abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the situation escalates, workers are being encouraged to formally report abuses to relevant authorities. No official police report had been confirmed at the time of publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare \u2013 Security guards employed by Imalock Security Company, a firm based in Penhalonga, have accused management of failing to pay salaries for four months and physically assaulting workers who demand their dues. Some workers also allege shocking acts of humiliation by supervisors. Several employees, speaking to The Wasu Post on condition…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}