NAMIB MILLS STRIKE ENDS AFTER 59 DAYS
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The strike by nearly 1,000 workers at Namib Mills has ended after 59 days, following an agreement between the company and the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU).
The strike by nearly 1,000 workers at Namib Mills has ended after 59 days, following an agreement between the company and the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU).
The public service unions affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) rejected the recently concluded collective agreement between the government and other labour unions, describing the process as unlawful and not conducted in good faith.
The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, told Parliament that a group of employees assigned to Walu Fishing have not received their salaries since October last year.
The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations has launched educational material for the Minimum Wage Bill in the form of a QR code, which directs citizens to a website containing all relevant information.
The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, has highlighted progress made by his ministry over the past 6 years during a cabinet committee briefing at the Government Information Centre (GIC).
The ministry has issued 30 compliance orders, 20 of which are now under appeal.

Sinomine Resources Group has issued an apology for what it described as a miscommunication tha
Iyaloo Women Investment is calling on the government to release the outstanding 50 percent of fishing quotas allocated to the company under the Government Employment Redress Programme.
The company was granted 250 metric tonnes of hake to support employment creation.
A fishing company, Iyaloo Women Investment, has denied claims that workers under the Government Redress Programme have not been paid by the company for the past seven months.
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment and Creation, Utoni Nujoma, urged social partners to improve the working environment, thereby enhancing employee well-being, high labour productivity, and healthier labour relations.