Security officers ‘most abused’

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Ministry of Defence and Securty recently held stakeholder engagement for Procuring Entities and Security Services providers PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

While they play a crucial role by assisting government authorities in combatting crime and maintaining peace and stability, security officers are the most abused workers.

The Department of Labour’s Sylvester Komoki revealed at a stakeholder engagement for Procuring Entities and Security Services providers that security workers frequent their offices more than those from other sectors.

“Our statistics show that most of the cases we have are from the security employees. In April, we had 931 disputes of which most were about security companies. More than half of them involved security companies.

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Security officers ‘most abused’

While they play a crucial role by assisting government authorities in combatting crime and maintaining peace and stability, security officers are the most abused workers.