A group of fishermen under the Government Employment Redress Programme in Walvis Bay say they have gone months without pay and are now calling for intervention.

A group of 300 fishermen from the Erongo Region travelled to seek answers to their petition from the Minister of Fisheries, Inge Zaamwani, but they refused to accept the response and instead demanded a roundtable audience.

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.

Former-striking fishermen, also known as Okapare fishermen, expressed disappointment with the Government Employment Redress Programme.

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

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

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.