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This update covers financial year 2025/26. During the year we engaged with the employer on a number of issues including but not limited thereto: 1. Public Service Employees conditions of service negotiations.2. Though at a very limited scope, establishment of the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC).3. Other matters relating to...

The world descended in Brussels on December 04-05, 2025 to critically assert the Trade Unions’ role in shaping future integration of AI in education. The theme of the conference was “Shaping our Future: Education Unions Leading for a Human-Centred AI” FRETUM and TAWU were among international Trade Unions that attended...

The announcement made by the Minister of Presidency on the imminent commencement of the Persons with Disability Act No.6 of 2024 is a welcome development. However most the times these types of pronouncements are often than not followed by inaction. It is our expectation that the Minister’s zeal shall result...

The United Nations (UN), in its endeavor to respond to the call on the protection of the rights of the global indigenous people passed a Resolution 61/295 “UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)”. The UNDRIP serves as a universal standard, with the following key characteristics to be...

On a Saturday filled with activism and community engagement, unions in Botswana launched a powerful nationwide campaign against the exclusion of certain trade unions from the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC). The event was held at Bontleng Mall in Gaborone, with a lively stage decorated with banners and GabZ FM’s...

There is no doubt that the recent amendment to the Public Service Act primarily targets the three-union fraternity of the Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU), Botswana Government Workers Union (BOGOWU), and Botswana Doctors’ Union (BDU). However, in a broader sense, many more workers stand to be disenfranchised because not...

As a new government begins its term, some are optimistic about its potential for positive change. However, Cde Kaboda Phillip, Secretary General of the Botswana Government Workers Union (BOGOWU), remains highly skeptical. He voiced his concerns during the launch of the Free Trade Union Movement (FRETUM), highlighting the uncertain future...

Two trade unionist Members of Parliament, Carter Hikuama and Goretetse Kekgonegile, are opposing the recently passed Emergency Bill No. 34 of 2024, which stripped the bargaining rights of unions such as the Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU), Botswana Government Workers Union (BOGOWU), and the Botswana Doctors’ Union (BDU). Both...

The Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) alongside the Botswana Government Workers Union (BOGOWU) officially launched a groundbreaking platform in Botswana called the Free Trade Union Movement (FRETUM). The launch event took place on January 31, 2025, at Travel Lodge in Gaborone and was attended by representatives from various organizations,...

The launch of the Free Trade Union Movement (FRETUM) marked a pivotal moment for trade unions in Botswana, providing an opportunity for leaders like Cde Allan Keitseng, President of the Trainers and Allied Workers Union, and Cde Kaboda Phillip, Secretary General of the Botswana Government Workers Union, to address a...