Namibia enacted the Labour Act in 1992, which was revised in 2007 (Act 11, 2007). Both the old and new Labour Act gives all employees (permanent and short-term contracts) a right to sick leave. The Labour Act states that during the first 12 months of employment, employees who work 5 ...
unions retain (from the 1992 Act) a right to be recognized as an exclusive bargaining agent for a bargaining unit, provided that the unit is 'appropriate' and that they represent a majority of the employees in the unit.160 Application for recognition must be copied to the Labour Commissioner...
Labour Act No. 6 of 1992 relates to the Health and Safety of employees at work. Some of the mining companies choose voluntarily to comply with and implement comprehensive safety, security, health, environment and quality systems in compliance with international safety standards (OHSAS 18001 and ISO...
According to the Namibian Labour Force Survey (2004), the agricultural sector employed 102,636 employees during 2004, which constitutes 27% of the country's active workforce. Of these, 95,240 (93%) operate in rural areas, whilst 37,645 (37%) constitute women actively employed within the ...
Woodlands and savannahs provide essential ecosystem functions and services to communities. On the African continent, they are widely utilized and converted to subsistence and intensive agriculture or urbanized. This study investigates changes in land cov