No safety, protection for tourism workers

The president of Botswana Hotel Catering Travelling and Tourism Workers Union (BHCTTWU), Phologo Ntswetswe says their members are on the frontline to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) as they provide hospitality to hundreds on quarantine.  

Ntswetswe said while on the frontline, their members’ safety and protection is not guaranteed.

He added they were concerned by the exclusion of the union in the fight against COVID-19 by employers and related stakeholders in the tourism sector.

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