Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi has ordered road contractor John Namushehe CC to pay its employees their full salary by the end of this month.
This order follows a lengthy, late-night meeting between the minister, the Roads Authority, labour inspectors, and aggrieved employees.
More than a hundred Nampharm employees led by the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union held a demonstration over the recent removal of employee benefits.
The demonstrators said the removal of medical aid and the 14th cheque without staff consultation was inconsiderate and burdensome.
Namibia has ratified a convention of workers with family responsibilities.
Otjiwarongo Choppies employees handed in a petition demanding the banning of flexi-hour contracts as well as the retrenchment of some employees, which the company wants to undertake.
Employees of Choppies Namibia at Swakopmund petitioned management, expressing dissatisfaction with "meagre earnings over the years and unfair labour practices".
Workers say N$8 per hour, which amounts to about N$1,500 per month, is insufficient and unable to meet their basic needs.
The country's labour laws continue to exclude the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), depriving these workers of the same protections and benefits as other sectors.
Fourth-year law students from the University of Namibia (UNAM) have partnered with the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) to offer training to shop stewards on how to better represent workers in a changing working environment.
