Apply In-Person

1. The owner of the business or a representative of the business can request for a labour inspection by writing a formal request to the district labour office highlighting specific issues of concern or by visiting or by calling the labour office in your area to make an appointment (offices listed below)
2. The labour office will schedule a date and time to inspect the requesting business and you will be notified either by mail or by phone or in person.
3. On the schedule dateand time an inspection will be conducted by the labour inspector and an assessment of the issued concern the business and employees will be noted and a copy of the report of the finding will be issued to the applicant and advice during inspections on how to rectify the problem.
4. A follow up inspection will then be conduct again to the business to see if the problem(s) has been solved.

Note :
For educational campaigns write to the District labour Officer highlighting issues to be discussed and the proposed date of the visit.

National Identification card (Omang card)

Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs
Directorate of Apprenticeship and Industrial Training
Plot 18006, Machel Drive
Private Bag 00267
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3609100
Fax. (+267) 00267/3956314
Email. mttc@gov.bw

Regional labour officer’s contact link
Opening hours: 7:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

All businesses with employees are subject to labour inspection.

There are no fees associated with this service.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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The inspection will be conducted three months from the initially application date.

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There are three main categories of inspections:

• Routine inspections
• Spot check inspections
• Industrial action inspection

• Name of the applicant
• Name of the business/company
• Physical/postal Address, telephone number of the business
• Address of the applicant
• Postal address /telephone or cell name of the applicant
• State Concern issues

It is required by law for all businesses with employees to be inspected for compliance with the labour laws of Botswana.

In addition to assessing compliance, labour inspections provide an opportunity for business to learn more about labour laws. Inspectors are able to provide advice to businesses with the goal of improving working conditions throughout the country.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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