BOSETU: Impactful force for change
Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 240 Views |
BOSETU members PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
“We have successfully staged a campaign against Botswana’s transgression of convention 87; our pressure has caused Botswana to appear twice before the ILO committee of application of standards (CAS).
We are happy to announce that the recommendations of the CAS are being implemented. We are hopeful that we will soon witness reviewed labour laws and conditions of service, which will translate into industrial peace and high productivity”.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...