The former workers of Air Namibia expressed their frustration regarding the lengthy delay in receiving their severance packages.
"We didn't know what was going on. We lost our colleagues because of stress. People have debts, and people have children that go to school. We never expected to lose our jobs like this. We were just told that there is no more work for us; we need our money so that we can take care of ourselves," said Susan Mpinge.
The former workers of Air Namibia are continuing their fight to receive their severance packages.
A group of 638 demonstrators is reiterating their dependency on this remaining severance money as their primary source of support.
In December 2022, the former workers received a partial payment of their severance packages, but this amount was deducted without their consent.
Renier Bougard, the chairperson of the workers union, emphasised the urgency of addressing the situation while handing over a petition to the Ministry of Justice.
Ex-Air Namibia employees staged a protest Monday morning, expressing anger with the independent liquidators, David Bruni and Ian McLaren, for having cut their severance packages.
Bruni & McLaren, appointed as consultants, found that the original calculations on which the liquidators and the employees had agreed were wrong.
After the closure of the national airline some 20 months ago, it was agreed that its 640 employees would be paid severance packages at a cost to company, based on the number of years of service at the airline.
