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The Ordeal of Working for Chinese Companies in Zimbabwe

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The Ordeal of Working for Chinese Companies in Zimbabwe
People in Marange, Zimbabwe demonstrate against diamond mining companies. James Mupfumi
Andrew Mambondiyani
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MUTARE, Zimbabwe—Workers at some Chinese companies in Zimbabwe are experiencing abuse and mistreatment, activists say, claiming that because China is the biggest investor in Zimbabwe, the companies enjoy protection from Zimbabwe’s government against allegations of abuse.

Cosmas Sunguro, formerly employed by Anjin Investments Ltd., a diamond mining company that operated in the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe, said working conditions at Chinese-owned companies aren’t good.

Andrew Mambondiyani
Andrew Mambondiyani
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Andrew Mambondiyani is a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe with more than 10 years of journalism experience. He served as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT between 2010 and 2011, and in 2008 served as a Middleburry College Environment Journalism Fellow. His journalism has appeared in various local and international publications, including BBC, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Yale E360, IPs, Think Africa Press, SciDev.net, Centrepoint Now, Opendemocracy.net, and The Zimbabwean. He has a special interest in climate change, agriculture, human rights, sustainable development, and the environment in general.
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