'Botswana Work Ethic Poor'

Mabeo was speaking at a competitiveness and work ethic information sharing and validation workshop hosted by the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC). “We need to improve national competitiveness as a matter of urgency and we can’t afford to continue moving at a slow pace. We can only improve our competitiveness if we improve drivers of productivity,” he said. “It is therefore imperative that we develop an effective holistic, multi-stakeholder approach, where we act in concert to improve productivity. It is my sincere hope that this gathering will strengthen this coordinated action.”

Poor work ethic in the labour force has become a great concern for policy makers in Botswana.  A number of studies point to a culture of laxity in the labour force.