{"id":33137,"date":"2023-08-24T16:10:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=33137"},"modified":"2023-08-24T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:19:12","slug":"bosetu-calls-for-law-on-decent-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bosetu-calls-for-law-on-decent-pay","title":{"rendered":"BOSETU calls for law on  decent pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) has advocated for a law on decent pay.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the 2023 BOSETU annual conference in Palapye, union president Winston Radikolo said the enforcement of such a law will go a long way towards ensuring that public servants, workers in general and teachers in particular reach a level where they go home with a decent pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government&#8217;s Vision 2036 of having citizens reach a high-income bracket will be realised if small changes like adherence to minimum take-home pay are enforced,&#8221; said Radikolo.<\/p>\n<p>He says one of the possible solutions is to regulate the interest rates of micro-lending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe acknowledge that some of the neighbouring countries limit these interest rates to twice the prime rate,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c A study and national credit policy must clearly stipulate the range at which the lenders should work with. 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