The president of the Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union (Nasawu), Paulus Hango, has challenged the assertion by the minister of fisheries and marine resources, Derek Klazen, that the Governmental Employment Redress Programme (Gerp) is not sustainable. Gerp is a Cabinet-sanctioned initiative through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to secure employment for fishermen...
Maria David THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has absorbed all 2,483 ex-fishermen affected in the Hake and Horse Mackerel sub-sectors. This was revealed by Minister Derek Klazen during a media briefing on the status of employment of fishermen under the government employment redressing programme in the fishing industry. According to Klazen, out of...
Ester Mbathera The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen on Friday signed the second designation agreement for the re-employment of fishermen who lost their jobs in the fishing sector in 2015. According to Klazen, the agreement is in line with the Cabinet Directives on the re-employment of fishermen under the Government Employment Redressing...
… despite no report produced since 2019 The minister of labour, industrial relations and employment creation, Utoni Nujoma, yesterday pleaded with the members of parliament in the National Assembly to approve the reappointment of Employment Equity Commission commissioner Otniel Podewiltz. This is despite the commission failing to publish affirmative action reports for the past five...
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, has motivated for the reappointment of Employment Equity Commissioner Otniel Podewiltz for a one-year period, from April 2024 to March 2025, asserting that his departure would create a leadership vacuum. Nujoma, as part of his motivation in Parliament, also mentioned that Podewiltz still has...
The former employees of Namsov Fishing Company will receive full-time employment at Shore Recruitment before the end of this month. This was promised by Acting Executive Director Ueritjiua Kauaria after receiving a petition from the employees. The workers lost their jobs around 2018 when Namsov’s horse marckerel quota was reduced. Namsov has since been taken...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The leader of the Official Opposition, McHenry Venaani, has raised questions regarding the Government Employment Redress Programme, specifically focusing on the employment outcomes for fishermen within the hake sector. Venaani’s notice of questions scheduled for this week brings attention to the challenges faced by the program. He plans on asking Minister of Fisheries...
Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani has issued questions to fisheries and marine resources minister Derek Klazen on the effectiveness of the Government Employment Redress Programme (Gerp) in the fisheries sector. Venaani issued a notice to question the minister in parliament on 14 March to seek clarity on various aspects of the programme’s implementation and its...
