Namibia: Fishing Company Lockout Leaves Workers Without Pay

The lockout at Marco Fishing affecting about 300 employees is still ongoing three weeks later.

Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) ||Kharas regional coordinator Simon Mattheus has confirmed the ongoing lockout.

The company has been engaging in wage negotiations with Nafau, which is demanding a one-year deal that includes N$800 plus a fish commission, bringing the total to N$1 100, as well as N$27 per hour for land-based employees, including transport and housing allowances, among other…