Public sector unions, achievements post 2011 strike

The strike was scheduled to last 10 days but extended to eight weeks as government would not entertain thoughts of meeting workers’ demands. More than 90,000 civil servants across the country took part in the strike. The members belonged to the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU).

At its peak, the workers chanted struggle songs that, in some cases, had obscene words directed at people in authority who were considered to be against improving the workers’ welfare.