Court backs unions’ demand for fair, transparent salary talks

The court ordered that a controversial meeting held on June 27, 2025, be declared invalid, agreeing with the union's claim that it was unscheduled and procedurally flawed.

The interim ruling comes after the unions, National Amalgamated Local, Central, Parastatal and Government Workers Union (NALCPGWU), Botswana Public Employees' Union (BOPEU) Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), Botswana Nurses Union (BONU), Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) brought an urgent case before the Industrial Court last week accusing the government of abandoning salary negotiations in bad faith.