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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) wants serious dialogue to take place among key stakeholders on the pros and cons of introducing new technology into the mining sector in Botswana.
\nMining companies in Botswana are beginning to catch up with the rest of the world by embracing new technology within their operations. However, the utilisation of new technology has attracted much criticism with various critics warning that this could lead to massive job losses.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the year, unionists said Debswana\u2019s decision to cut its P15.7 billion contract with Majwe Mining for the expansion of Jwaneng Mine was due to the adoption of new mechanisation technology. The project has since been in-sourced, but Debswana has not absorbed all the workers engaged in the Majwe contract.<\/p>\n

Last week, BMWU president Joseph Tsimako made the call for more dialogue during a consultative meeting with President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The meeting was held in Selebi-Phikwe.
\nTsimako said the growing digitalisation of operations in the mining industry had not been sufficiently discussed in the country. \u201cAutomation and introduction of green technologies, driven by concepts such as Future Smart mining are going to result in job losses. \u201cEconomic development cannot be achieved where the country is experiencing a rising unemployment rate,\u201d Tsimako said. Anglo American has said its ‘FutureSmart Mining’ policy is anchored on technology, digitalisation and sustainability. Anglo American owns 85% of De Beers, which in turn is a 50\/50 partner in Debswana. On its website, Anglo American says the FutureSmart Mining policy involves achieving a \u201cmuch-reduced environmental footprint from new ways of mining, including by using a number of precision mining technologies and data analytics\u201d. Tsimako, however, said government signed the Paris Agreement on environmental commitments without consultation. As part of the agreement, Botswana has committed to lowering its carbon emission by 15%. The BMWU president said the agreement is catastrophic for a mineral dependent country and job creation would decline as a result of the push to honour the Paris Agreement. He instead called for a systemic inclusion of the BMWU in the country\u2019s mineral development process. \u201cThere ought to have been extensive consultation on the implication of signing the Paris Agreement. \u201cWe submit that we cannot continue to sign these international agreements without regard to our economic context. \u201cGreen technology and clean coal mining have dire consequences for the country and due regard needs to be given to our economic and mineral-dependent country.\u201d Botswana boasts over 200 billion tonnes of coal resources and the only producers currently mining the resource are producing less than five million tonnes per annum. Tsimako said it was critical that the miners\u2019 union be involved in the country\u2019s development process. \u201cBMWU lacks representation on the Mining Sector Level Consultative Committee where policies and regulations are formulated. \u201cOur development agenda cannot be attained if the beneficiaries of the very policies formulated to regulate them are excluded from their design, development and implementation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) wants serious dialogue to take place among key stakeholders on the pros and cons of introducing new technology into the mining sector in Botswana. 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