Rari's May Day address

Director of ceremonies, allow me to greet this dignified gathering today with this labour song, “solidarity forever, for the federation would make us strong”

Having done so, let me take this opportunity to greet the Central Executive Committee of BOFEPUSU, all presidents and Executive Committee members of affiliate unions, the Honourable Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development, Honourable Mabeo, and your delegation, His Worship the Mayor of Gaborone Rre Thutlwe and your delegation, all the representatives of the foreign missions in Botswana present here today, pastors here present today, senior officials both from private, parastatal and public institutions here present, managers of banking institutions present here today, especially Banc ABC, Dikgosi here present and more importantly, all the workers who have graced this occasion from various regions of this Republic. I would like to greet all of you through these salutations; Viva BOFEPUSU Viva, A e gole tshwaragano ya babereki a e gole, a e gole ikgarathelo ya babereki a e gole”