MASERU – Trade unions are piling massive pressure for the sacking of the Minister of Labour Keketso Rantšo, citing reasons of incompetency on her part.

The pressure gained momentum on Tuesday at a press conference in Maseru where the trade unions collectively asked the government to kick Rantšo out. National Clothing Textile and Allied Workers Union (NACTWU) secretary general Sam Mokhele said they are keen to see Rantšo out of the picture immediately because she has failed the workers.He asked government to cut the size of the cabinet and instead increase the number of judges.

“The government should pay factory workers M800 for two months as they have promised,” he appealed. Central to his argument is that Rantšo has all powers to help improve the welfare of workers but has decided not to. Mokhele said the government has thrown the workers under the bus by reinstating Rantšo as the labour minister.

Speaking at the same press briefing, Independent Democratic Union of Lesotho (IDUL) spokesman May Rathakane said they once discussed the promised M800 with Dr Majoro.

He said they met Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and the Ministry of Labor through their representatives to be given a report on how many workers were paid. He said the Prime Minister’s speech says workers will be paid for two months.