Botswana: BFTU Decries Job Losses

Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU)- has expressed concern about increasing incidents of retrenchments in the private sector and government owned enterprises, particularly parastatals.

The concern was raised by BFTU Secretary General Thusang Butale on the sidelines of Botswana Textile, Manufacturing and Packaging Workers Union (BOTEMAPAWU) Labour Day celebrations held in Gaborone last week. He said the high retrenchments level in the midst of high unemployment is a serious cause for concern especially both in the government owned enterprises and private sector.

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