WORKERS’ unions have lashed out at the government over the slow implementation of a national minimum wage. Acting executive director of labour, industrial relations, and employment creation Lydia Indombo yesterday confirmed the ministry is yet to implement a minimum wage for workers. “However, an investigation into whether or not to introduce a national minimum wage...
The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation says the new entry-level minimum wage for the agricultural sector announced by the Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum (Nalf) is only binding to members of parties to the collective agreement. In a statement issued yesterday by acting executive director Lydia Indombo, the ministry said the new minimum...
The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation says the new entry-level minimum wage for the agricultural sector announced by the Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum (Nalf) is only binding to members of parties to the collective agreement. In a statement issued yesterday by acting executive director Lydia Indombo, the ministry said the new minimum...
Staff Reporter THE recently announced 10% minimum wage increase for farmworkers is not applicable to the entire agricultural sector but only to those represented by the parties involved in the collective agreement.This was clarified by the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation’s Acting Executive Director (ED), Lydia Indombo, who said that while the...
Niël Terblanché In a significant step forward for labour rights, the Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum (NALF) has successfully concluded negotiations to increase the minimum wage for farmworkers in both the commercial and communal farming sectors. The newly agreed-upon minimum wage, effective from 1 October 2023, represents a 10 percent increase over the previous year’s minimum...
Staff Reporter THE Agricultural Employers’ Association (AEA) has recently announced a 10% increase in the minimum wage for entry-level farmworkers, effective starting October 1, 2023. “The basic wage of a farm worker consists of a cash wage as well as a rations component. The minimum cash wage increases to N$ 6.00 per hour or N$1...
The Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum has announced a 10% increase on the minimum wage in the agricultural sector effective from 1 October 2023. According to a statement issued by the Agricultural Employers’ Association (AEA) on behalf of the forum, the minimum cash wage increases to N$6 per hour or to N$1 170 per month for...
The Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum (NALF) announced a successful negotiation for an increase in the minimum wage for the agricultural sector, covering both commercial and communal farmland. According to the new agreement, officially signed on 01 September, the current minimum wage of 2022 will be increased by 10% beginning 01 October. “A farmworker’s basic wage...
The Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum has announced a 10% increase on the minimum wage in the agricultural sector effective from 1 October 2023. According to a statement issued by the Agricultural Employers’ Association (AEA) on behalf of the forum, the minimum cash wage increases to N$6 per hour or to N$1 170 per month for...
After an arduous two-year period of negotiations and unresolved conflict, Hangana Abalone (Pty) Ltd and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) have come to a historic resolution. The hard-fought agreement, signed on August 23, 2023, marks a significant turning point in the relationship between the company and the union. The dispute, which stemmed...