Govt�s move to curtail unionism

In a move that threatens to worsen labour relations in the country, the minister of Labour and Home Affairs tabled a paper proposing amendment to the Trade Dispute Act this week. At the centre of the proposed amendment bill is a clause that designates essential services. It would empower the minister to declare a service that is not essential, essential when workers absent themselves during a lengthy strike that may endanger the lives, safety or health of citizens. Mmegi Staffer GOITSEMODIMO KAELO finds out what this means for the workers union