Gov't crafting decent wages law
Monday, August 21, 2023 | 310 Views |
Annah Mokgethi.PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Speaking at Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) annual conference in Palapye this morning, Minister Annah Mokgethi said the envisaged law will hopefully close the existing gap. Mokgethi says the envisaged law aims to give the Commissioner of Labour powers to appoint industrial boards ,which will review wages in the various industrial sectors.
Minister Mokgethi also acknowledged challenges faced by the teaching cadre such as hours of work, annual leave, invigilation, extra curricular activities, marking of examination papers, among others.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...