WTFU calls for real women empowerment

WFTU president, Makwayiba PIC: LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
WFTU president, Makwayiba PIC: LEBOGANG MOSIKARE

FRANCISTOWN: President of World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Mzwandile Makwayiba has urged relevant stakeholders in the country to come up with programmes to empower women as a way of curbing gender-based violence (GBV).

He was addressing delegates at the Botswana Land Boards & Local Authorities & Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) triennial congress which was held here at Adansonia Hotel recently.

Makwayiba said GBV is a direct consequence of unemployment and poverty, therefore, he advised that there is need to come up with clear and deliberate programmes that will empower women to have the capacity to say ‘No’ to violence.

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