Namibia is experiencing a shortage of arbitrators while labour cases continue to pile up on a daily basis.
Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla says a staff retreat at Swakopmund is underway to re-engineer the Labour Commission's business strategy and address the challenges.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations of the National Assembly convened a workshop to discuss how to strengthen social protection systems for the most vulnerable citizens.
Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) in Katima, Mulilo, have joined others across the country in expressing dissatisfaction with how labour issues are handled by management.
Workers at the Seawork Fishing company in Walvis Bay staged a demonstration opposing management’s attempt to scrap their 10:00 tea break and link wage increases to its removal.
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.
Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Derek Klazen says the Government Employment Redress Programme will be renegotiated to find a solution for fishermen to do active work on vessels.
Authorities in the Omaheke Region have warned commercial farm owners against unfair labour practices and the eviction of farm workers.
The councillor for the Okorukambe constituency in the region, Rocco Nguvauva, issued the warning after he was denied access to some commercial farms in the constituency.
The Ministries of Fisheries and Labour signed an agreement with two fishing companies to re-employ part of the 1130 unemployed fishermen who lost their jobs eight years ago.
The signing comes after a few delays in the Attorney General's office reviewing the contracts.
The president of TUCNA has called on the government to hold employers accountable and to ensure sound labour relations at workplaces, especially in the fishing industry.
Paulus Hango made this call during the Worker's Day commemoration at Walvis Bay.
Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Derek Klazen is concerned about labour unrest in the fishing industry.
Minister Klazen was addressing union representatives and fishing industry leaders at the launch of the National Fish Consumption Day at Walvis Bay.
