Namibia: Union Rejects 500 Planned Job Cuts At Gendev Fishing

The Namibian Seamen and Allied Workers’ Union (NASAWU) has rejected Gendev Fishing’s planned retrenchment of 489 employees, citing breaches of labour law and inadequate consultation.

Nasawu president Paulus Hango says the union was not properly consulted before workers were issued retrenchment notices.

“You cannot just receive a letter saying there is a possible retrenchment . . . We do not accept any form of retrenchment, because it does not meet the requirements of the law,” he says.

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