Abstract
The environment within which social dialogue operates is shaped by a number of factors,
most of which are economic, social, political, environmental and legal. The economic, social
and political developments in Zimbabwe from 2008, and 2014 posed various challenges to
the economy of the country. In an attempt to find solutions to the challenges affecting the
country, policy makers pursued various avenues, including social dialogue. Against this
background, it was of interest to ascertain the effectiveness of social dialogue as a strategy in
addressing the economic challenges in Zimbabwe from January 2008 to December 2014. The
researcher was mostly interested in investigating how the social dialogue process was
undertaken at the national level and the problems that were faced by the respective
constituents. In undertaking the study, conducted were face to face interviews with
respondents in order to gain more insight through probing. Arising out of the study, it
emerged that social dialogue had indeed been used as a strategy to help in addressing the
economic problems in the country, albeit without much success. The findings of the study
points to the fact that; while social dialogue was pursued, it was not effective as envisaged
owing to the voluntary nature and lack of a legislative framework to govern the
process.Going forward, the study has brought to the fore, the importance of legislation on the
state-run social dialogue process, as in form of strengthening the Tripartite Negotiating
Forum (TNF) secretariat in order for it to be better capacitated to execute its mandate. In
terms of the economy, the findings point to a great need to depoliticise public policies to
better function.
Bikoloni, B (2021). The Effectiveness Of Social Dialogue In Addressing The Economic Problems In Zimbabwe”. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-social-dialogue-in-addressing-the-economic-problems-in-zimbabwe
Bikoloni, Brave "The Effectiveness Of Social Dialogue In Addressing The Economic Problems In Zimbabwe”" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-social-dialogue-in-addressing-the-economic-problems-in-zimbabwe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Bikoloni, Brave . "The Effectiveness Of Social Dialogue In Addressing The Economic Problems In Zimbabwe”". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-social-dialogue-in-addressing-the-economic-problems-in-zimbabwe >.
Bikoloni, Brave . "The Effectiveness Of Social Dialogue In Addressing The Economic Problems In Zimbabwe”" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-social-dialogue-in-addressing-the-economic-problems-in-zimbabwe