Time To Thoroughly Prepare For An Impending Revolution!!!
Monday, August 01, 2016
Without condescending however, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has been a torchbearer notably on workers rights issues. Your party’s election manifesto for the past general elections was very impressive. The BCP’s ambition to transform our working poor must be commended.
We have had to reflect on the challenges you identified in your election manifesto, viz ‘inadequate earnings; job insecurity; unsafe working environment; limited social security, ineffective dispute resolution mechanisms and limited engagement between the tripartite partners (employer, employee and government) which you say cannot be left to the labour movement alone. There is no better truth than this.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...