About ZIWA

Zimbabwe Informal Workers Association

ZIWA is a national workers association representing Zimbabwe's informal and subsistence economy.

Our Vision

A Zimbabwe where every informal worker has dignity, fair access to markets, lawful economic participation and protection from exploitation.

Our Mission

To unite, empower and advocate for informal workers through representation, policy influence, capacity building and economic formalisation.

Our Values

Unity, fairness, accountability, dignity, inclusion, development and national economic transformation.

Who We Represent

ZIWA represents subsistence farmers, street vendors, cross-border traders, transporters, artisanal miners, artisanal workers, market traders, domestic workers, self-employed workers and informal workers across all sectors of Zimbabwe's economy.