Unite all registered Trade Unions into a single Botswana Federation of Trade Unions.
Assist in the complete organization of workers into trade unions under a united trade union movement.
Generally improve the economic and social conditions of all workers in Botswana and to render them assistance whether or not such workers are employed or have ceased to be employed.
Organize the structure and spheres of influence and amalgamation of trade unions affiliated to the Federation.
Assist as hereinafter provided for in these rules, in settling disputes between unions and their members, unions and their employers and unions and other unions.
Encourage and promote the principle of the development and maintenance of good relations between employers and employees through collective bargaining and the establishment of collective agreements and the settlement of disputes through negotiations.
Secure adequate representation on Government Boards and committees and other institutions dealing with labour legislation and all matters affecting workers.
Establish, as hereinafter provided for, appropriate committees to provide training, education, literature and other facilities for the advancement of workers and the trade union movement.
Form, as hereinafter provided for, regional offices of the Federation in any specified geographical areas where there are branches of registered Trade Unions.
Establish and maintain funds by means of membership fees, monthly contributions, levies and by borrowing on such security and on such terms as may from time to time be arranged by the General Council.
Accept assistance, financial and otherwise, from fraternal organizations from within and from without the country.
Publish at intervals, as hereinafter provided for, a Trade Union Journal dedicated to the unification of the Trade Union Movement and the wellbeing of the workers of Botswana and the country as a whole.
Actively participate in the development of Botswana in accordance with Botswana’s national principles and objectives.
Secure ratification and application of all relevant ILO Conventions and secure enactment of legislation for the protection of the rights and interests of labour.
Promote, encourage and assist the establishment of cooperatives and other economic enterprises owned wholly or partly by the workers.
Maintain and safeguard the democratic character of the Labour Movement and to protect it from hostile forces and from infiltration by subversive elements within or outside the Republic of Botswana who are opposed to free and democratic trade unionism.
Promote international friendship, cooperation, solidarity and fraternal understanding with all workers of the world on a basis of mutual respect for each other’s national sovereignty.
Promote bilateral relations with registered employers’ organizations and other stakeholders for purposes of liaising on issues of mutual interests.
