Botswana workers unconscious - study

Kalosupa says unions has failed to empower workers PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Kalosupa says unions has failed to empower workers PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

A University of Botswana academic, Dr Trywell Kalosupa, revealed in a study that trade unions have failed to build political consciousness and solidarity anchored on concrete ideological clarity.

Kalosupa, stated in the study titled ‘Trade union services and benefits in Botswana’ that trade unions failed not only on the clarity of ideology but also on how to develop services and schemes that reflect workers’ empowerment and social justice rather than crass accumulation of profits.

The objective of the study was to gauge the capacity of trade unions in Botswana in providing services and benefits to their members as a way to retaining existing members as well as, and attracting new ones.

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