Over 300 jobs lost at NovaNam Fishing
editOne of the major players in Namibia's fishing sector in the Karas region trading as NovaNam Fishing Ltd based in the second largest coastal harbour town Luderitz recently expelled 330 of its workforce at its fish processing factory following disciplinary hearings over missing 474 fish boxes in late June this year.[1]
The dismissal saga
editEmployees from the production department made of mostly female general workers and their supervisors came to know their sacking fate on 28 September 2012 when they were informed of the bad news by their affiliated labour unions representatives.Prior to the dismissal, three separate internal disciplinary hearings over the theft which is suspected to have happened during a night shift of 29 June 2012 were conducted over a span of three consecutive months which eventually led to their conviction of the crime by the company. The act did however came as a surprise to some of the workers who are sustaining their clean hands off the crime, thus they deem it as unfair and lack credibility. The company's General Management however could not be reached for comments and clarity on the matter according to some renowned local media institutions who published the news . [2]
What could be some of the impacts to the victims livelihood and life in general
editHere are some of the notable impacts this may cause:
- Unemployment is seen to escalate in the coastal town*
- Unpaid municipal rates with regards to the dismissed workers*
- It may lead to theft as the affected people try to make ends meets*
- Parents may find it hard to fund their children education fees*.[3]
Solidarity with the expelled workers
editSome of the outspoken social figures like Luderitz Constituency Councillor Mr Jan Scholtz with the inclusion of affiliated labour unions such as Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union(Nasawu)and Namibia Food and Allied Workers'Union(Nafau) has condemned the company's action calling it immature practice and calling for an appeal for the reinstatement of the affected workers.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nampa, Nampa. "300 workers fired at NovaNam over stolen fish". New Era newspaper. Retrieved 04 October2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ SMIT, ELLANIE. "NovaNam fires 330 workers". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 04 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Nampa, Nampa. "300 workers fired at NovaNam over stolen fish". New Era newspaper. Retrieved 04 October2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ SMIT, ELLANIE. "NovaNam fires 330 workers". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 04 October 2012.
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