The Namibia National Farmers' Union (NNFU) says there are still a lot of companies that are mistreating their farm workers in Namibia. 

Its Acting General Secretary, Frans Kamati, said even though the country's labour laws are clear, they are still being disregarded by some employers. 

About 70% of Namibia's population depends directly or indirectly on the agriculture sector. But workers who are employed on various farms and projects are having it tough. 

"In a commercial farm, for example, this person has ten workers. This is a normal challenge we are facing as a union, whereby they just inform the workers today that I don't have money to pay you. Even if you worked for two or three months, I will not pay you. What I am going to do is load you, drop you at a town nearby, and I will pay you once I get money. This is happening all around the country."

Kamati is asking employers to stop exploiting their workers. 

"Especially the commercial farms, you find people living in corridors. The reason why people are living in corridors is because of these behaviours. We are pleading with the employers. We have a labour office, and we have a trade union. In this country of Namibia, land of the brave, we have laws, rules and procedures."

The acting secretary general has also called on traditional authorities who provide land to investors for farming purposes to speak up when their subordinates are being exploited.  

"We don't want to work with those types of investors. We will not accept them in this country. We want people who we are going to give land to, who are going to bring employment and who will treat our people as human beings. The way he or she treats themselves."

As of the first of January 2026, the minimum wage for agriculture workers is N$14 per hour.