The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation has embarked on a countrywide roadshow to educate the public on the newly set minimum wage, which comes into effect early next year.

The targeted roadshow took place at Okalongo in the Omusati Region. 

The Office of the Labour Commissioner held a business re-engineering process consultation in order to identify and remove obstructions that hinder service delivery.

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation has approved the resumption of construction at Woermann Brock Supermarket in Windhoek's Hochland Park.

The supermarket was previously ordered to halt operations due to health and safety concerns.

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation (MLIREC) held a stakeholder consultation on the development of an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill to bring Namibia in line with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) requirements.

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, says there is much that can be done to strengthen the relationship between the government and the trade unions. 

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, has outlined the vital issues within the Namibian labour market that need to be addressed, such as youth unemployment.

The government is still seized by the plight of a group of fishermen who lost their jobs in 2015 after a strike. 

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation has launched an investigation into alleged unlawful practices at the Rani Group of Companies.

The need to make paternity leave part of the legal framework has received support from some Members of Parliament in the National Assembly, as has the extension of maternity leave.

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation is developing a national employment policy.