The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations Chairperson, Justina Jonas, has called for stronger enforcement of labour laws and better-resourced institutions to protect workers.

Local content should be treated as an economic development strategy and not simply as a regulatory requirement. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the SADC region has prioritised critical industrial sectors to curb heavy import reliance and maximise finished product exports. 

A shortage of inspectors, vehicles and funding have been hampering workplace inspections in the Erongo Region, where unions have expressed frustration over the protection of workers' rights.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) needs to accelerate the establishment of a regional development fund in order to financially boost regional industrialisation through core investments.