Ipelegeng will never release people from poverty - Mhotsha

"As the union rallying call states, 'United we stand and divided we fall'. So let us throw away all unnecessary encumbrances and unite for a common cause and as we all call for a living wage for decent work for all workers", he stated.

He told Mmegi that the BFTU and its affiliates used the 2012 May Day commemorations to call for a living wage and a departure from the current 'minimum wage regime', "At BFTU, we understand a living wage to entail income that enables workers to meet their needs (housing, food, clothing, utilities and transport) for an extended period of their livelihood", he explained.