The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) Secretary General, Mahongora Kavihuha, is adamant that their members will stay away from school tomorrow in protest of the proposed national policy changes.

Kavihuha said the trade union members will participate in what they call 'Economic National Action Day'.

This action follows dissatisfaction with an agreed-upon 5% salary increase, a directive that public servants use state healthcare facilities, and general discontent with worker representation.

Earlier, Kavihuha said the government's pronouncement would infringe on the basic conditions of employment.

"As a result of that one, based on the mandate given to the three unions, which are the Public Service Union of Namibia, the Teacher Union of Namibia and the Namibia Nurses Union, we have to spearhead and provide leadership to the public servants to ensure that their grievances are raised with the relevant institution, which in this case happened to be the president or the presidency, either way," he said.

Kavihuha said the unions have since written to Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, informing him of their members from Grades 1 to 15's planned action.

"So we want to urge the parents across the Republic of Namibia that they don't need to drop their kids at school on the 20th."

The Public Service Union's (PSUN) Secretary General, Ndjizuvee Haakuria, also raised a concern after reports that the medical aid scheme would be managed by the Social Security Commission.

"However, the government has not made any attempts to change the law, which states that the medical aid should be managed by the Ministry of Finance."

He said if these reports were true, it would be against the law.