Report slams state-trade union �master-servant� relationship

A study by University of Botswana (UB) academics has found that the relationship between the state and trade unions is akin to that of ‘master-servant’.

In this ‘master-servant’ relationship, the state dominates and trade unions are relegated to a lesser partner in the employment relationship. 

This has been revealed in a report by the Southern Africa Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC) in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung. 

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