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Leadership Update: Cde Thusang Butale Steps Down from BFTU-Farewell message from Cde Butale
November 15, 2023

Leadership Update: Cde Thusang Butale Steps Down from BFTU-Farewell message from Cde Butale

I trust this communication finds you well. It is with mixed emotions that I write to share an important update regarding the leadership of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU).As of today, 13th November 2023, I have officially stepped down from the position of Secretary General of the BFTU…

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BFTU-FES Mafoko a Kgotla Debate: 12 Months to Go – A New Social Contract for Decent Work Grounded on Workers’ Rights”
November 15, 2023

BFTU-FES Mafoko a Kgotla Debate: 12 Months to Go – A New Social Contract for Decent Work Grounded on Workers’ Rights”

The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) collaboratively organized a thought-provoking event, the “Mafoko a Kgotla Debate: 12 Months to Go – A New Social Contract for Decent Work Grounded on Workers’ Rights,” held at the UB Conference Centre on November 2, 2023. The objective…

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June 21, 2023

BFTU CONDEMNS THE STATE OF REPRESSION AGAINST TRADE UNIONISTS AND THE MURDER OF TRADE UNION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER, THULANI MASEKO IN ESWATINI.

The 12th April 2023 has been declared Global Day of Action for Eswatini following the state’s repression against trade unionists and the murder of trade union and human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko in Eswatini. Botswana Federation of Trade Unions joins global Trade unions in solidarity with our sister Federation in…

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