DPSM, Frontline Workers Unions Talks Resume
Saturday, May 09, 2020
The six cooperating unions, Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU), Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU), Botswana Nurses Union (BONU), and National Amalgamated Local, Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU), were supposed to meet on November 6, 2020 but talks were postponed as the DPSM director was unavailable that day.
In their letter dater October 30, 2020 signed by Mosalakatane reads: “Further to the resolution made at the meeting October 23, 2020 held between the six cooperating unions and the employer represented by the Directorate of Public Service Management, you are cordially invited to a special meeting to be held on November 6, 2020 at 2pm at the University of Botswana Library auditorium. The purpose of the meeting is to continue our discussions on the proposed COVID-19 risk allowance for frontline workers.”
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...