G4S Namibia security guards went on strike this morning in protest over poor wages and calling for better conditions of employment.

This is the second time in two months that the security watchmen have downed tools.

It is a known fact that the security industry comes with long working hours, some under harsh conditions, and a meagre salary.

But calls for this industry's transformation appear to be falling on deaf ears, particularly those of the employers for whom these men and women in uniform put their lives at risk daily.

Security personnel at G4S claim they earn no more than N$2460 a month, with no medical aid or danger allowance.

Overtime is calculated at N$100 per shift.

The cash in transit vehicles they drive carries millions of dollars, and every day they face the possibility of being robbed at gunpoint.

On Sunday, Michael Amushelelo, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters Commissar, promised to show up at the security company's headquarters to support the disgruntled workers after they decided to down tools.

Amusheleleo's visit was, however, short-lived, and he claimed that the police had threatened his arrest should he show up again.

nbc News was unable to obtain a response from the company's management.

At the time of the nbc's visit to the headquarters, a representative of the Namibia Independent Security Union and some workers' representatives, including the management of G4S, were in a meeting.