New look BFTU team gets the thumbs-up

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The newly elected Botswana Federations of Trade Unions (BFTU) executive committee has been given the thumbs-up despite being dominated by teachers. For the first time ever teachers' unions participated in the BFTU national congress held in Gaborone at the weekend.

Previously all organisations representing permanent and pensionable civil servants were regarded as workers' organisations until government allowed them to unionise towards the end of last year.  BFTU's new president Japhta Radibe is a teacher so is his deputy, Eric Ditau.

Yesterday, Radibe told Mmegi that they are going to retain their positions in their Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) because it is allowed under the BFTU constitution. Botswana Manual Workers Union (BMWU)chairman Othusitse Tsalaile views the new committee as a welcome development. He said it is a positive development to have civil servants in the unions because their presence would strengthen their voices.

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