Khoemacau to retrench

BMWU leadership
BMWU leadership

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) has promised to intervene in the impending undisclosed job losses at the Khoemacau Copper Mining company after miners received notification letters recently.

This follows Khoemacau’s announcement on July 31 that due to unforeseen circumstances the copper/silver miner will terminate contracts of some of its workforce as a way of cutting ‘unbearable’ costs.

BMWU general secretary, Mbiganyi Ramokate was in the dark yesterday about the goings on at Khoemacau, but insisted that his office will do everything possible to reach out to the concerned miners.

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