Staff Reporter
THE Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation this week held a stakeholder engagement consultative assembly on the chance and chance of creating the independence and autonomy of the Office of the Labour Commissioner within the Republic of Namibia.
Lydia Indombo, Executive Director throughout the labour ministry, defined that Namibia needs to be the place some SADC nations just like the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of South Africa, and the United Republic of Tanzania are.
“These SADC countries are where the Autonomous Dispute Resolution bodies have been established to perform conciliation, mediation, and arbitration. In their case, reviews and appeals lie with the labour court. The ministry responsible for labour is not involved in any labour dispute resolution, and its jurisdiction is mainly to enforce statutory compliance through the labour inspectors. Ministers responsible for labour and employment, along with the social partners in SADC, wish to see all countries in SADC moving to this stage,” Indombo mentioned.
She added that the officers in control of the Labour Commissioner and labour specialists will lead discussions on technical conversations.
“This conversation today may be a solution to most of the challenges faced with labour-related matters and the Office of the Labour Commissioner specifically, not only in Windhoek but countrywide. Your input will guide the Labour Commissioner and her team on how to proceed from here,” Indombo concluded.
