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New Report: G4S guards exposed to wage theft, sexual harassment in African mining and security operations. Security guards employed by G4S, the international arm of Allied Universal, described poverty wages, unpaid overtime and, in some cases, sexual harassment, according to a new report published today by UNI Global Union. The report called Failure to Protect, is based on interviews with current and former G4S employees across South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The guards described being pressured to work shifts of up to 36 hours without additional pay, and that some had borrowed money from informal lenders to cover living costs. Female guards in Uganda told researchers they were asked to trade sexual favours or pay money in exchange for better-paid postings, and that complaints to human resources staff went unanswered. In Uganda, guards said they were required to work back-to-back shifts, sometimes several times a month, without a reliable system for recording or paying overtime, the report said. In Congo, guards said they were required to work a second consecutive 24-hour shift if no replacement arrived and risked being recorded as having abandoned their post if they did not comply. Guards in Congo told researchers their pay had not increased despite a government-mandated minimum wage rise in January, the report said. In South Africa, the report said researchers found that a "risk allowance" paid to guards at mining sites had been reduced roughly in step with increases to the statutory minimum wage, a practice it said had left workers' real income largely unchanged over several years. Guards who attempted to organize a union in all three countries said they were labelled "troublemakers" and faced disciplinary action or dismissal, according to the report. In South Africa, G4S recognized a union only after a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, a government dispute-resolution body, the report said. Separately, South Africa's B-BBEE Commission, a statutory body that oversees the country's Black economic empowerment programme, found in a prior ruling that a G4S employee share scheme had granted workers shares without dividends or voting rights. The commission ordered G4S to pay 20 million rand ($1.2 million) into a trust for employees; the report said some workers received only a fraction of that amount and some who complained were dismissed. "G4S protects some of the world's most valuable minerals with guards who feel unprotected," said Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union. "G4S female guards told us they had to trade sexual favours just to get a decent posting. Guards are borrowing from loan sharks to survive because G4S won't pay them what the law already requires. Guards in Uganda are pulling 36-hour shifts for no extra pay. In South Africa, they were handed shares that turned out to be worthless. G4S signed an agreement with UNI to respect workers' right to organize. Instead, guards who tried got branded as troublemakers and pushed out. We're not asking for charity, we're asking G4S to pay what it owes, fix what's broken, and negotiate in good faith. It can afford to do right by the people who make their business thrive." The practices described in this report go beyond a wage dispute. They fall into territory the International Labour Organization (ILO) now treats as a fundamental rights violation. In 2022, the ILO made a safe and healthy working environment a core labour right, alongside freedom of association and the elimination of forced labour. A guard ordered to work a second full day, or be marked as having abandoned their post, is being asked to choose between their safety and their job. That is the same choice at the heart of several of the ILO's own indicators of forced labour: abuse of vulnerability, and excessive overtime imposed under menace of penalty. The accounts from Uganda meet a similar threshold. ILO Convention 190, the first global treaty on workplace violence and harassment, covers harassment tied to access to jobs and promotions, which is what guards describe when they say better postings came at a price. UNI Africa

G4S Botswana appoints new acting MD and Non-Executive Director. August 14, 2026 Ad. G4S Botswana has appointed Tobile Lemo as its Acting Managing Director and Ronel Venter-De Roubaix as a Non-Executive Director as the company makes changes to its leadership structure. Lemo replaces Mothusi Molokomme, who exited at the end of July. Lemo, who has been G4S Botswana's Finance Director, took up the acting managing director role on 1 August 2026, according to an announcement issued by the company on Friday. She is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years' experience across accounting, finance, auditing and risk management. She is a Fellow of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the UK's Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Lemo holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce in Professional Accounting from Monash University. She began her career at Ernst & Young before moving into executive roles in the oil and gas, multinational and parastatal sectors. She also serves on the Finance and Procurement Committee of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Council and chairs the Fairheads Umbrella Fund. Separately, Venter-De Roubaix was appointed to G4S Botswana's board as a Non-Executive Director representing the company's majority shareholder, effective 22 July 2026. Venter-De Roubaix, a Chartered Accountant, is G4S's Regional Finance Director. She joined the company in 2016 as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Africa and became Finance Director for South Africa Cash Solutions in 2023 before moving into her current multi-market role. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Pretoria.

G4S secures multi-site contract with Coventry University. Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Share: G4S SECURE Solutions UK has won back a comprehensive security services contract with Coventry University. The five-year partnership will see a team of approximately 100 protection colleagues deliver services ranging from mental health First Aid to managing car parking at the leading educational institution. Contract mobilisation is already underway, ensuring that students arriving for the new academic year will be protected across multiple locations across Coventry and satellite sites around the UK.The contract introduces several features, among them the full management of the university's parking estate, a bespoke Control Room and also an incident management and training platform. The comprehensive parking service will incorporate payment capture and enforcement via Parking Charge Notices. The contract includes commitments to 'Net Zero' through the paperless parking management system and the deployment of electric mobile patrol vehicles and electric bicycles. G4S is also dedicated to community reinvestment through an ethical gauge share, reinvesting surplus profits back into the team and local university charities. There's a major focus on student welfare and mental health making effective use of a hybrid welfare-security model. Notably, members of the security team will be certified mental health First Aiders, ensuring comprehensive peer-to-peer support for students in need. Meeting defined needs Anthony Roberts, regional director at G4S Secure Solutions UK, explained: "I was part of the team that won the original contract ten years ago. It's fantastic to welcome everyone at Coventry University back into the G4S family. They were very impressed with our ability to meet all of their needs for the contract, including being able to collaborate with our expert events colleagues to support graduation ceremonies and other gatherings." Roberts continued: "The major factor in securing the contract was positioning the service to directly meet the client's actual needs, with the client noting that the proposal 'nailed it'." In conclusion, Roberts noted: "Coventry University also has an impressive global footprint. Our own global presence means being able to support the client overseas as well should the need ever arise." *Further information is available online at www.g4s.com