Keetmanshoop municipality employees were dissatisfied after Councillor Easter Isaak failed to provide a firm date regarding their demand on the removal of the acting Chief Executive Officer Desiree Boois.
Employees of Furnmart and Home Corp Namibia on Tuesday today handed over a formal petition to management.
They have been in a wage dispute that has been deadlocked since August last year.
Furnmart and Home Corporation employees have embarked on a nationwide work stoppage, demanding a salary adjustment of 8% and a conducive working environment.
NANTU Secretary General Loide Shaanika has called on workers to continuously skill up, warning that the workforce risks becoming strangers in their own jobs as technology advances.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged trade unions to not only advocate for fair wages and improved working conditions but also prioritise workers' continuous learning, reskilling, and upskilling.
Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks at the Workers Day celebration at Opuwo.
The Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Job Muniaro, has called for greater honesty in addressing challenges affecting workers and employers, pointing to discipline and skills development as major concerns.
The Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) and Bokomo Namibia have signed a two-year wage agreement granting workers a salary increase of N$1,000 over the period.
Employees within the bargaining unit will receive an across-the-board increase of N$500 effective 1 April to 31 March 2027.
For hundreds of workers living in Windhoek's informal settlements, the workday begins long before sunrise. Many wake up as early as four o'clock in the morning to secure transport from local bus terminals to their places of employment.
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 president of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA), Paulus Hango, says fishing industry workers are facing deteriorating working conditions, salary reductions, and possible job losses.
