Protective clothing, a must for quarry workers

18 Aug '05

5 min read

They said they needed a real workers committee which has head, body and tail to act as their tool of communication with management.

On the day of the strike some workers told BOPA that they were not allowed to form a workers committee and that it was an offence to be seen talking to each other.

Workers said sometimes explosive blasting is done without prior notice saying this puts their lives in danger.

They said even the explosives used for blasting, are currently stored in a vehicle over night since the storage was earlier condemned by the inspectors. This is a very dangerous situation for a human being, they said.

During a guided tour, at one of the sections tile section workers were busy mixing different powders but they were not wearing any masks.

The tile section foreman Moses Makgoane told the delegates that workers decided not to wear them because they say they cannot breath properly with masks on.

But on the contrary, workers told delegates during the tour that they were never supplied with masks.

Meanwhile, MP Filbert Nagafela told the management that workers are not supposed to come up with their own laws but rather, the company should make sure that Botswana laws are followed. By so doing, you will be saving the company, lives and the country, he said.

Matlhabaphiri emphasised that if the company fails to ensure that factory laws are followed once some problems arise, it could beheld responsible.

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