This paper reviews a range of issues that affect the availability of and demand
for competitively priced and appropriately trained labour for export businesses
in Botswana. On the supply side, the focus is on the availability and costs of
labour. The following issues are investigated: the overall influence of the
public sector on private sector employment, the actual and projected impact of
the AIDS epidemic, the role of immigration, and education and training
provision. With respect to demand, the paper looks briefly at the specific skills
and labour profiles demanded by different scenarios of export growth. In
addition, the role of government regulation is reviewed, in particular the
impact of the minimum wage and the role of work permits and immigration
regulations.