The Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (LEDRIZ) is a research think-tank of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). It was launched in September 2003 under a Deed of Trust. LEDRIZ is governed by a Board comprising six trade union leaders nominated by the General Council of the ZCTU and four distinguished academics and civil society leaders. It has a staff complement of seven, four researchers and three supporting staff.

Their mission is to strengthen the labour movement’s capacity to carry out policy oriented research that will protect, safeguard and advance the rights and interests of working people in Zimbabwe. Their vision is an empowered labour movement able to influence policy formulation, decision making processes and outcomes towards human centred development. Their research is intended to be of a high standard, practical and relevant in order to reach, and be used by, a wide spectrum of stakeholders ranging from the labour movement, cooperating partners such as other research institutes, business, government and other interested groups.