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Workers' union threatens to drag Namibian gov't to ILO

Xinhua, October 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

The plan by the Namibian government to recruit volunteers who will replace teachers when they embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on Oct. 13 could end at the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Namibian teachers have notified the government after failed salary negotiations that they will push for their 8 percent salary increase through a strike.

The government that has pleaded lack of money said it can only afford a 5 percent salary increase this financial year.

It also said that those teachers who will join the strike will not be paid for the days they stay away from work and that volunteers will be recruited as replacements.

But addressing a media briefing Thursday in Windhoek, the National Union of Namibia Workers (NUNW) secretary general Job Muniaro said if government recruit volunteers, they will approach the ILO for help.

Muniaro, said according to Namibian laws, it is illegal to replace a striking worker.

And in the case of teachers, he said, their union followed the required processes in terms of the labor law. Enditem