DTCB union threatens 'tools down'

The Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) employees say they will go on strike next Monday if the company management refuses to meet their demands on remuneration.

At a press conference held on Tuesday, the DTCB Union said the company leadership has rejected their demand for an eight percent increase in the cost of living allowance.

They also had sought an increment of the Transport and Gas Allowance from P180 to P1,000, but all the demands were refused, the union says.

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