BOTSWANA LABOUR MARKET OBSERVATORY GOVERNING BODY LAUNCHED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT

The Vice President of Botswana, Mr Slumber Tsogwane has launched the Botswana Labour Market Observatory (LMO) Governing Body.

VP Tsogwane mentioned during the launch that the establishment of the LMO Governing Body will ensure availability and accessibility of labor market information to the people. He went on to state that the Governing Body will provide career, business and policy advice to influence proper decision-making and will provide investors with valuable source of labor marketing information on the skills availed by the economy and this will give them the thirst to do business here in Botswana.

“I am confident that the LMO Governing Body we are launching today will provide the much-needed answers and guidance in measuring the social outcomes of our policies,” said the Vice President.

This Governing Body is made up of policy and decision makers from both the Public and Private sectors as well as the Civil Society. They will oversee the operations of the Labor Market Information System and make sure that it regularly monitors labor markets performance and provide guidance on issues related to education and employment policies.