Botswana Public Parastatals & Private Alliance Workers Union

10/07/2026

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Cde Leonard Motshweneng. Cde Motshweneng was a committed member of BOPPAWU at Franklin Electric workplace, Gaborone. Rest in power comrade💪🏿

13/06/2026

All Private Security workers from Security Systems Botswana, G4S Botswana and Security Services Botswana

Alone, we struggle. Together, we rise. BOPPAWU is the shield that protects your rights, the voice that demands fair wages, and the movement that fights for dignity and respect in every workplace.

Labour Representation
Wage negotiation
Protection of your leave days
Fair progression/promotion
Fair & just postings

Find us @ Plot 127, Unit 16, Finance Park

Botswana Public Parastatals & Private Alliance Workers Union (hereinafter referred to as “BOPPAWU”), is a non profit making organization duly registered under Trade Union & Employers Organizations Act,:TU No 1/2023 on the 17th of January 2023.

30/05/2026

BOPPAWU well represented at the Conference of the Left💪🏿

28/05/2026

"Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship." ~ A. Philip Randolph

15/05/2026

SPAR workers, you are not alone.

You deserve fair treatment, job security, respect, and protection at work.

If you are facing unfair treatment, poor working conditions, fear of speaking up, job insecurity, or other workplace challenges, BOPPAWU is ready to stand with you.

Join BOPPAWU for only P100 per month and access support, representation, and P70,000 funeral cover.

Message us confidentially on WhatsApp: 7256536
Call: 3932074

SPAR Workers, Stand Strong with BOPPAWU!

12/05/2026

New Government Employees 💪🏿. This is for you!

08/05/2026

After meeting with the management of Selibephikwe Citrus, the Union met with its members led by President, Cde Donald Tshepo Mokgwe! Maatla 💪🏿 A rona!

08/05/2026

BOPPAWU leadership recently met with management of Selibephikwe Citrus to discuss issues affecting workers at the Citrus farm. The meeting was held under cordial and peaceful conditions and it fully reached its objectives. The BOPPAWU team was led by its General Secretary, Cde Rash Sedimo and it comprised of Cde Setshwano Tokwe (Trustee), Cde George Odirile (Shopsteward) and Cde Agnes Matakana (Shopsteward). SPC management team was led by its Operations Manager, Mr. Johan Van Vuuren, Industrial Relations Manager, Melvin Ndlovu, HR Manager, Oarabile Tshimologo, HR Officer, Badidimetse Keipopele and Pack-house Manager, Francois Reyneke.
Maatla! A rona!

01/05/2026

Comrades of BOPPAWU, fellow workers, brothers and sisters in struggle,

Today, we mark Labour Day under circumstances that reflect both our challenges and our determination. As a union, we have not yet had the means to come together and commemorate May Day in the way we would wish. No rally, no public gathering, no shared platform.

But let us be honest about what that means.

It does not mean we are absent.
It does not mean we are weak.
It means we are still building.

BOPPAWU is a young union, born in difficult economic times—when workers are stretched, when resources are scarce, and when organizing itself is a challenge. The fact that we have not yet commemorated May Day together is not our failure; it is our starting point.

Because a union is not defined by a single event. It is defined by its commitment to workers, day in and day out.

We are building something real. Every member who joins, every workplace conversation, every act of solidarity—these are the foundations of a future where BOPPAWU will not only commemorate May Day, but lead it with strength and pride.

To every member: you are the union. Not a stage, not a march, not a celebration—you.

And even though we are not gathered in one place today, we are united in purpose. Our struggles are shared, and so is our resolve.

In these tough economic times, our responsibility is even greater. We must reach out to each other, organize where we are, and stand firm against unfair conditions. We must turn our limitations into motivation.

We demand fair wages that reflect the cost of living.
We demand dignity and respect in every workplace.
We demand job security and protection from exploitation.

And we will continue organizing until these demands are heard and met.

Let this Labour Day not remind us of what we have not yet done—but of what we are building.

The day will come when BOPPAWU fills the streets on May Day. The day will come when our voices are impossible to ignore. But that future depends on what we do now.

From our workplaces, from our communities, and even from our homes—we build.

Solidarity forever.

James Coky Moduka
Treasurer General, BOPPAWU