Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Namibia (Ratification: 1996)

The Committee notes with interest the new Labour Code, a copy of which the Government sent to the ILO, and states that it will examine this legislation in the light of each Convention ratified by the country.

Article 5 of the Convention. Tripartite consultation, cooperation and negotiation within the system of labour administration at national, regional and local levels. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the role of the Social Security Commission Board. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide copies of extracts from reports on the Commission’s work, as well as any document providing information on the follow up given to the discussions held within the Commission.

Referring to its previous comments, the Committee requests the Government once again to provide information on the issues addressed – and the ensuing follow-up in law and practice – during tripartite discussions headed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, with employers and workers, on the subject of labour administration, and with the top management of state owned enterprises to examine issues in the field of employment and labour.

Article 6(2)(b). The Committee notes with interest the 2008 Namibia labour force survey, of which the Government sent a copy to the ILO. The Committee would be grateful if the Government could continue providing a copy of any other survey prepared on this matter in the future.

Article 7. In its previous comments, the Committee had noted that, according to the Government, self-employed persons could register with the social security authorities under section 2, paragraph 2, of Act No. 34 of 1994. The Committee asks the Government once again to indicate whether there are any plans for categories of workers such as those listed in paragraphs (a)–(d) to receive benefits under other areas of labour administration activity and, if so, to provide details in this respect.

Article 10. Human resources and material means of the labour administration system. The Committee notes with interest that, according to the Government, the number of administrative staff of the labour inspection services has increased by 32 additional persons to reach a total of 81, and the number of occupational safety and health staff has been increased by seven to reach a total of 25. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the new restructuring of the Directorate of Labour Services, including any information on the follow up in practice to the provisions of the new Labour Code in this area, as well as on developments in the number of administrative staff in other sectors than that of labour inspection and occupational safety and health (grade, specialized field, geographical distribution, etc.), and to indicate, if possible, the proportion of the national budget allocated to the running of the labour administration system.