DPSM and BOFEPUSU yet to agree on essential service during strike

No Image

The Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the public service unions are yet to agree on the amount of minimum services to be provided during the anticipated Monday strike.

The Director of DPSM, Festina Bakwena could not be drawn into which group is classified as essential services.

"That is part of the strike rules that we are going to negotiate with the unions," she said. However, the Secretary General of Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), Andrew Motsamai said that the employer must agree with them on the essential services or they would go ahead with the strike regardless.

Editor's Comment
Routine child vaccination imperative

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...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up