The Otjozondjupa Regional Council has resolved to update a database of unemployed and skilled persons to absorb some into government projects undertaken in the region.
The move follows a recent community demonstration at the Kalkfeld settlement where they demanded jobs and better services.
Unfair dismissals and retrenchments account for the highest number of labour complaints filed.
This was revealed by Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla during an interview on the One-on-One news show.
In light of Botswana's rising youth unemployment crisis, which is estimated to be just below 40%, the country’s new generation is resorting to hustling as a means of survival and success.
Twenty-two unemployed young people from the Omaheke Region are being trained in scriptwriting and filmmaking production to enable them to participate actively in the economic mainstream.
The training is being hosted by the NBC Drama School programme in Gobabis.
Fifty Namibians have been shortlisted for jobs under the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board's (NIPDB) joint initiative with MSC Cruises at Walvis Bay.
Workers under the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) marked Workers’ Day at Walvis Bay, renewing calls for fair wages and decent working conditions amid technological transitions.
Disgruntled workers of Maltahohe Village Council are up in arms over late salary payments for the past eight months.
The workers maintained late payments that subjected them and their families to economic hardship.
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.
Hundreds of people lined up at the Havana three-way in the capital to apply for employment for phase one of the construction of the Kaoko Fria Smart City along the coast in the Kunene Region, covering about 85,000 hectares.
The Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) said it has recorded over 130 labour disputes since January, of which 52 have been resolved.
