The former-striking fishermen, also known as Okapare fishermen, expressed disappointment in the Government Employment Redress Programme.

Launched in 2020, the programme is an agreement between the Ministries of Fisheries and Labour as well as fishing companies to employ jobless fishermen in exchange for quotas.

The initiative secured about 2,500 jobs for those who lost their employment for various reasons, and the Okapare fishermen are included.

Okapare Chairperson Gotfried Kahunga noted at a Walvis Bay media conference on Friday that the fishermen employed at Iyaloo Women Group have not been paid their full basic salaries for August 2024.

Kahunga further stressed that another group employed at Hangana is not pleased because the company allegedly fails to comply with the terms of the redress programme.

Ruben Twamoneni and Johanna Enkono appealed to the Fisheries Minister to give quotas to companies that can provide active employment to them.