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BOPEU ready to engage gov’t on minimum wage

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 60 Views |

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The Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) says it is ready to engage government on minimum wage as it intensifies calls for the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to deliver on promises it made pre-2024 General Election.

Leaders of the local labour union argue that recent assertions by President Duma Boko on terms being agreed for the minimum wage were ‘unjust’ and disadvantage public service employees. UDC had promised a P4, 000 minimum wage during its campaign trail.

The Directorate of Public Service Management has been critiqued for adopting a model that will inflate salaries to minimum wage through allowances rather than a basic pay. Critics and organised labour opine this will deprive workers of long term financial security.

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BOPEU ready to engage gov’t on minimum wage

The Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) says it is ready to engage government on minimum wage as it intensifies calls for the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to deliver on promises it made pre-2024 General Election.

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