BNF breaks ranks with UDC over P4000 minimum wage promise

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BNF breaks ranks with UDC over P4000 minimum wage promise

The Botswana National Front has opened a potentially explosive rift within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), questioning the feasibility of the coalition’s flagship promise to introduce a P4000 minimum wage.

A draft policy document prepared for the BNF’s Special Policy Conference calls for a more realistic minimum wage, raising questions about whether the party believes the UDC’s headline election pledge is economically sustainable.

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The post BNF breaks ranks with UDC over P4000 minimum wage promise first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter