Unionists demand information on work related accidents

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) vice-president, Tebogo Sebogodi, complained at the World Health and Safety Day held in Francistown on April 28 about the dearth of information on the extent of accidents and occupational diseases.

"This lack of information does not make it easy for us to assess the degree of occupational safety and health. We therefore would like to call upon the authorities who would have the custody of such information to come forth and share this information in a user friendly manner to enable us to make meaningful contribution towards alleviating maladies in the work place," she said.

Sebogodi further said that workers could only contribute to the solutions if they also possess the same information that authorities possess.  The unionist went on to say that even though BFTU is aware of the strides government has made in combating HIV and AIDS, it has also neglected HIV and AIDS in the work place.

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