The General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe General Secretary Gertrude Hambira on Monday came out of her hideout to launch a damning report and documentary exposing the devastating effects of the land reform programme on the livelihoods of farm workers.

The launch was held at a local hotel in Harare and attracted over 100 guests from the civic society, labour organisations and the diplomats.
Hambira has been in hiding during the past week after a failed attempt by suspected state agents to abduct her.
It is widely believed that the documentary is the reason for the attempted abduction as it exposes top government officials’ involvement in the torture, harassment and eviction of farm workers in the chaotic land seizures.
The documentary entitled House of Justice contains 26 minute footage laying bare the evidence of human rights violations targeting farm workers.
Narrating in the documentary, Hambira appeals to the leaders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to press the Zimbabwean government to end violence in the farms.
SADC has been mainly blamed for not acting on Zimbabwe’s pull out from the SADC tribunal, which is a body set up by the nine member body to look into judicial disputes.
Early this year the SADC tribunal ruled that the Zimbabwean government should stop harassment s in the farms.
But Zimbabwe has not abided to the ruling and has instead, pulled out of the tribunal and displacements continue in the farms.
The report, entitled, “If Something is wrong” highlights the impact of the land reform exercise on the farm workers during the past ten years.
Hambira said she hoped the documentary and report were going to go a long way in raising regional and international pressure on Zimbabwe to start respecting the basic human rights.
“We want them to start seeing farm workers as people and to recognise their genuine need for the basic things like shelter and source of livelihood,” she said.

The full Report can be downloaded HERE