ISBN | 9780797441422 |
Pages | 84 |
Dimensions | 235 x 191 mm |
Illustrations | B/W Illustrations and Maps |
Published | 2010 |
Publisher | Weaver Press, Zimbabwe |
Format | Paperback |
If Something is Wrong
The invisible suffering of commercial farm workers and their families due to 'Land Reform'
edited by Weaver Press
If Something is Wrong is the first in-depth report on the violations committed against farm workers during Zimbabwe's 'land-reform' programme. The report examines the preliminary results of a study conducted by field officers of the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers, Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ). This publication presents statistical evidence alongside first-person testimony to provide a chilling account of the physical and psychological violence perpetrated against Zimbabwe's farm workers. It is not widely known that this huge population of some 1.8 million people has been the greatest victim of Zimbabwe's 'land-reform' programme. It is hoped that this report, and others that will follow it, will help to give voice to this large and vulnerable constituency, and to ensure that the experiences of Zimbabwe's farm-workers will not be forgotten.
Reviews
"If Something is Wrong presents us with powerful narratives of eviction, arson, assault, torture and abuse. But the fact that these stories have not been allowed to slip away in the silence if further evidence of the courage that farm workers must display every day in order to survive."
"A harrowing indictment of the treatment farm workers have experienced over the last ten years."
"A significant contribution to our understanding of the devastating effects of the fast track land reform policy."
"This timely publication dispels the myth that land reform was undertaken in the name of the poor. When farm workers seek restitution and the perpetrators of violence are held to account, If Something is Wrong will make an invaluable contribution to the quest for justice."
"This timely publication dispels the myth that land reform was undertaken in the name of the poor. When farm workers seek restitution and the perpetrators of violence are held to account, If Something is Wrong will make an invaluable contribution to the quest for justice."