BMWU urges govt to upskill ex-BCL employees

BMWU leadership
BMWU leadership

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) officials want the government to move swiftly and upskill some of the over 4,500 employees who were laid off as a result of the liquidation of the mines under the BCL group.

BCL and Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC), the two mines under the BCL group, were liquidated late last year due to cash flow problems.

Upskilling the former employees will ensure that they fit the profile of employees wanted by companies that set up in Selebi-Phikwe.

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