Mungunda highlights labour concerns

LABOUR offices nationwide should prioritise on supporting and advising employers, employees, trade unions and the public on labour-related matters.

This was spelled out by the Minister of Labour, Marlene Mungunda, when she officially opened the Labour Office block at Oshakati on Friday. Mungunda said the goodwill that existed towards co-operation between labour stakeholders should eliminate feelings of mistrust between them.She said it was every Namibian’s duty to ensure that concerted efforts and actions were taken by employees, employers, trade unions to achieve sound labour administration throughout the country.”We are also of the view that the nature of collective bargaining, which is an important part of social dialogue, should be changing and greater emphasis ought to be placed on co-operative negotiations to identify gains that are beneficial to both parties,” Minister Mungunda said.”The role of the State in Labour is to legislate, conciliate and regulate, while employers and workers have to take the lead and resolve their problems at work places in a most peaceful manner and in a good faith,” she said.Mungunda said the goodwill that existed towards co-operation between labour stakeholders should eliminate feelings of mistrust between them.She said it was every Namibian’s duty to ensure that concerted efforts and actions were taken by employees, employers, trade unions to achieve sound labour administration throughout the country.”We are also of the view that the nature of collective bargaining, which is an important part of social dialogue, should be changing and greater emphasis ought to be placed on co-operative negotiations to identify gains that are beneficial to both parties,” Minister Mungunda said.”The role of the State in Labour is to legislate, conciliate and regulate, while employers and workers have to take the lead and resolve their problems at work places in a most peaceful manner and in a good faith,” she said.