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'They treat us like slaves': What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women [The Nation] 2024-10-24

Union fights union busting in the diamond supply chain [IndustriALL] 2024-08-18

Financial institutions union launches website [Mmegi] 2024-05-23

Mannual workers union supports 15% increment [The Monitor] 2024-05-21

ITUC- Africa elects first female president [Blueprint] 2023-12-06

Union win stops unfair retrenchments at Botswana diamond mine [IndustriALL] 2023-05-08

Union calls for President’s powers to be reduced [Mmegi] 2023-04-28

Botswana ratifies two key conventions on labour inspection [ILO] 2023-01-12

Young workers commit to active participation in transforming trade unions [IndustriALL] 2022-07-28

BMWU troubled by impending job losses [The Monitor] 2022-04-28

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Floods: ITUC-Africa declares solidarity with Botswana workers, calls for global action 2025-01-22 [Nigerian Tribune]

UB staff threaten to go on strike 2024-12-11 [The Monitor]

COSATU statement on outcomes of national elections in Botswana and Mozambique and consolidation of democracy in SADC region 2024-11-08 [COSATU ]

Trade union's golden silence 2024-11-07 [The Monitor]

BMWU energy firm put on hold 2024-10-25 [The Monitor]

'They treat us like slaves': What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women 2024-10-24 [The Nation]

Labour inspection exposes sexual exploitation at Dharm Cutting Works Botswana 2024-09-12 [IndustriALL]

Mupane mine terminates employment contracts 2024-09-07 [The Monitor]

Unions take Kanye SDA to task over 33 expelled workers 2024-09-07 [The Monitor]

Union fights union busting in the diamond supply chain 2024-08-18 [IndustriALL]

Political parties embrace BOSETU advocacy paper 2024-08-01 [The Monitor]

About 84% of teachers on C-grade pay 2024-07-08 [The Monitor]

teachers call for enabling environment for mindset change 2024-07-03 [The Monitor]

Public service salary negotiations hit a snag 2024-06-04 [The Monitor]

BIUST ordered to continue negotiations with BOSETU 2024-05-29 [The Monitor]

Financial institutions union launches website 2024-05-23 [Mmegi]

SA truckers strike contained as Ramalabama border reopens 2024-05-21 [The Monitor]

Mannual workers union supports 15% increment 2024-05-21 [The Monitor]

COSATU GS Solly Phetoe’s address to National Congress of Botswana Mineworkers Union 2023-12-09 [COSATU]

Address by COSATU President, Zingiswa Losi to Botswana Public Employees Union’s Central Executive Committee 2023-12-07 [COSATU]

ITUC- Africa elects first female president 2023-12-06 [Blueprint]

BTU calls for new way of doing things 2023-10-19 [Daily News]

Victory for military nurses 2023-10-19 [The Monitor]

BONU S-G reinstated 2023-09-22 [The Monitor]

BOFEPUSU caught between left, right wing politics 2023-09-17 [The Monitor]

Teachers urged to remain calm 2023-06-17 [The Monitor]

BOSETU hauls govt to court 2023-06-13 [The Monitor]

Union win stops unfair retrenchments at Botswana diamond mine 2023-05-08 [IndustriALL]

UBASSU unhappy with salary increment 2023-05-05 [The Monitor]

Union calls for President’s powers to be reduced 2023-04-28 [Mmegi]

Doctors get 15% emergency call allowance 2023-04-12 [The Monitor]

BTU halts corporal punishment 2023-03-31 [The Monitor]

Mine workers union wields knives at Lucara 2023-03-29 [The Monitor]

International Women's Day: A call to unite 2023-03-10 [The Monitor]

Minergy indefintely suspends operations at Masama 2023-03-10 [The Monitor]

Grandpalm celebrates women 2023-03-09 [The Monitor]

Masama mine workers down tools 2023-03-07 [The Monitor]

Botswana ratifies two key conventions on labour inspection 2023-01-12 [ILO]

Manual workers union wins against ex-employees 2022-10-22 [The Monitor]

Teachers unon's, BEC agree 2022-10-16 [The Monitor]

BEC, teachers' unions start negociations 2022-10-11 [The Monitor]

Botwana Post, Manual workers in toxic relationship 2022-09-30 [The Monitor]

BMWU's Leru Energy seeks market traction 2022-09-21 [The Monitor]

Pay temporary teachers on time-BTU 2022-09-12 [Sunday Standard]

BOFEPUSU, BONU to meet over Nurses Day row 2022-09-12 [The Monitor]

Temp teachers decry late payments 2022-08-26 [The Monitor]

Young workers commit to active participation in transforming trade unions 2022-07-28 [IndustriALL]

BOGOWU doles out funds to retired members 2022-07-28 [The Monitor]

Public transporters down tools 2022-05-22 [The Monitor]

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