The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy and Industry, Public Administration and Planning is probing whether the current lending practices are placing excessive pressure on workers and whether existing laws are sufficient to protect borrowers.
The Luderitz-based Marco Fishing (Pty Ltd) is continuing to lock out about 300 workers, amid a wage dispute.
The company management initiated the lock-out on 24 July.
A shortage of inspectors, vehicles and funding have been hampering workplace inspections in the Erongo Region, where unions have expressed frustration over the protection of workers' rights.
Following a deadlock in salary and wage negotiations, the Namibia Local Authority Union (NLAU) has declined Tsumeb Municipality’s 4% across-the-board offer.
South African workers have launched a sit-in over 'broken promises', demanding permanent jobs.
Trade unions and workers marched through Johannesburg on Wednesday to demand permanent jobs, the insourcing of outsourced workers, and the reinstatement of dismissed employees.
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.
