Jessie Okoche Investment employees cry foul over salaries

FRANCISTOWN: Employees at Jessie Okoche Investment company are crying foul because their employer has failed to pay them their salaries on time since October last year.

Jessie Okoche Investments operates a Western Union and a bureau de change in Francistown as well as several cash loan companies in towns such as Selibe-Phikwe, Palapye, Maun and Francistown.

"We get paid late every month. Even up to now we have not been paid our salaries for March and we are struggling with rent and other responsibilities," said one employee. Another employee said that when the problem started they tried to seek  help from the Department of Labour.

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