BMWU appeals to Boko :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) has appealed to new President, Duma Boko, to establish a mining bargaining council and revive the sectoral High-Level Consultative Council within his first 100 days in office.

In a statement, the union said it was committed to working with the new administration and Parliament on poverty eradication, economic recovery, trade and investment, and respect and fulfilment of workers’ rights in the mining industry. The mineworkers said Boko’s administration should also prioritise the payment of outstanding soft-landing benefits to former BCL workers. T

he payments were a sore point between the BMWU and the previous administration, as mineworkers claimed the government had reneged on a commitment to pay soft-landing benefits to workers who were axed from BCL. The copper and nickel mine fired about 5,000 at its liquidation in 2016.

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BMWU appeals to Boko

The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) has appealed to new President, Duma Boko, to establish a mining bargaining council and revive the sectoral High-Level Consultative Council within his first 100 days in office.

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