JOB LOSSES: Majwe Mining Joint Venture sees job cuts
Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) says the decision by Debswana to cut ties with Majwe Mining should not result in any job losses, especially now under the State on Public Emergency, which prohibits retrenchments.
This week, Debswana announced that it has decided to terminate the Majwe Mining Cut 9 contract effective January. 04th, this year.
However, Majwe Mining has been given a three-month notice starting on the day of the termination of the contract.
Reasons for the termination of the multi-billion Pula contract were not provided save for Debswana to say it would now carry the Cut 9 project in-house.
FILE PIC: Essential service workers
Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) has joined Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) in condemning the Covid-19 Frontline Workers Appreciation Initiative by De Beers Group.
Recently, the Presidential Covid-19 Task Force team announced that it has, in collaboration with De Beer Group as well as private sector companies, come up with an initiative to reward some of the frontline workers in the pandemic.
The initiative will see six Batswana frontline workers each win a diamond from De Beers Group, while Mascom will gift 100 frontline workers with P100 worth of internet devices and mobile data.
BONU recently condemned the initiative as it fears would divide the frontline workers.