Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Namibia (Ratification: 1995)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report.

In its previous comments, the Committee had noted with satisfaction the information provided by the Government that Labour Act No. 6 of 1992 was applicable in its entirety to all zones, including export processing zones (EPZs). It requested, in this respect, that the Government transmit a copy of the repealing order relevant to the Export Processing Zones Amendment Act, 1996, which had prohibited any employee from taking industrial action in EPZs. The Committee notes with satisfaction from the Government’s report that the provision in the EPZ Amendment Act lapsed automatically and is thus no longer valid.