How BOFEPUSU Reported Botswana To ILO
Monday, June 19, 2017
Rari presented on behalf of Education International at the ILO
Botswana Government is accused and charged for having violated two core convention being, Conventions 87 and 98 and having acted contrary to the ILO frame work definition of essential service as they, the ILO have advised through the Committee of Application of Standards (CAS). Convention 87, provides as thus; “Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize while Convention 98, provides as thus; “The Right to a Organize and Collective Bargaining”
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...