BMWU, Botash wage negotiations deadlocked

Thursday, July 16, 2020

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) and Botswana Ash (Botash) have declared a dispute after the two parties could not agree on the implementation of the 2020 wage agreement.

The agreement was supposed to effect from April 1, this year. However, the mine management notified the union of its inability to implement the agreement due to the impact brought by COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the wage deal, both parties had agreed on a salary increase of 4 percent across the board as well as increasing the shift allowance by 4 percent for employees on the F19 rate.

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