History of Trade Unions in Botswana

Rationale

Understanding trade unions is key to labour laws and industrial relations; the course traces the movement from the 1930s and 1940s.

Purpose

Equip participants with knowledge of the evolution of trade unions, their importance for workers, membership composition and the legislative process.

Learning objectives

• Trace trade union history since the 1930s and 1940s
• Outline the structure of trade unions in Botswana
• Discuss the evolution and growth of the movement
• Analyse the links between the development of labour legislation and trade unions

Course content

• History of the trade union movement in Botswana since the 1930s
• The structure of trade unions in Botswana
• Evolution and growth of the trade union movement
• Tenets of the Employment Act
• Links between the historical development of labour legislation and trade unions
• Legislation and policies related to the development of trade unions