Moolmans mine retrenches 345 workers

Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) President, Rex Tambula told Mmegi in an interview this week that they could not do anything to stop the retrenchment because of the Labour Act. He explained that the act enables the employer to go ahead with the exercise if the Commissioner of Labour has been consulted.

He said that if the employer feels that they cannot continue with the employees then they can proceed with the process. He however said that Moolmans has adopted the same package that was used at Mowana mine, which is peanuts. Out of the total number of employees affected, 193 are members of the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU).