Batswana Shun Farm Labourers� Jobs
Monday, May 04, 2015
The farmers were spot on, they need results oriented, reliable and productive labour force if they are to produce satisfactory yields in their farms. There is no denying that Zimbabweans especially are more productive, and largely more educated than their Botswana counterparts. Most importantly Batswana’s attitude to work has been well documented in various research findings as not up to scratch.
Therefore when an employer has the chance to mix both Zimbabwean and Botswana workers, our labour laws need not to be rigid. The unproductive local worker could learn and copy the excellence of their Zimbabwean counterparts to good effects. The agriculture sector is perhaps one area where we really have to open up for Zimbabweans for the good of our own production efforts. It is well known that Batswana shun jobs such as farm works as a curse.
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