Artful dodging afoot in civil service

Unionised public servants have every right to be apprehensive about the amendments to the Trade Disputes Act, which passed its first reading in Parliament on Monday.

Both the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) and the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU), say the amendments before the House were materially different from the ones presented to the Labour Advisory Committee, which they are part of.

Of contention is the addition of four cadres being; teaching, state broadcasting, as well as immigration and custom services, to the already lengthy list of essential services.

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It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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