Tuesday 19 April 2011

Botswana’s Government Says It Will Not Pay Striking Workers

Botswana’s government won’t pay state employees who begin a strike over pay today, Festinah Bakwena, director of the Department of Public Service Management, said on state television yesterday.

The workers are demanding a pay rise of 16 percent while the government has offered 5 percent. Botswana’s annual inflation was unchanged at 8.5 percent in March.

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