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 Chief Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Labour, Maria Hedimbi, said the roadshow targets employees as well as employers.

Once implemented, the new minimum wage will effectively contribute to reducing poverty and inequality, promote equitable economic opportunities, and progressively contribute to the major goal of ensuring a living wage.

The minimum wage rate is set at N$18 per hour for all employees, N$12 per hour for domestic workers, and N$10 per hour for agricultural workers.

"The ministry actually started with the negotiation that was done by the wages commission; the wages commission was appointed by the minister of labour, and they did a national wage consultation whereby they contacted workers and the employer's representative, whereby they gave the inputs on the introduction of the national minimum wage, and it was upon those consultations and reservations that were done by the stakeholder that the wages commission decided that the minimum wage is N$18 per hour."

The nbc News team spoke to some of the individuals who engaged the ministry on the new minimum wage. They expressed their concerns about employers who would go against this new addition to the Labour Law and government directive.