Most retail outlets in the Ohangwena Region are in breach of the Labour Act, particularly the national minimum wage regulations.

This emerged during an oversight visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations.

The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations says expanding social protection to workers in the informal economy has emerged as a key government priority.

He said this on a message delivered on his behalf at an International Social Security Forum on Monday. 

Unfair dismissals and retrenchments account for the highest number of labour complaints filed.

This was revealed by Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla during an interview on the One-on-One news show.

The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, told Parliament that a group of employees assigned to Walu Fishing have not received their salaries since October last year.

Commissar Gabriel Manasse, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) candidate for the upcoming by-election in the Otjozondjupa Region, has vowed to tackle the social and economic development challenges facing residents in the Otjiwarongo Constituency if elected.