National Minimum Wage to positively impact informal economy

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2024-08-21

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WINDHOEK, 21 AUG (NAMPA) – The introduction of the National Minimum Wage should be viewed as a positive move toward bettering the livelihoods of workers, including domestic workers, Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation Chief Public Relations Officer, Maria Hedimbi has said.
She spoke to Nampa following statements by the secretary general of the Namibian Domestic and Allied Workers Union (Ndawu), Nelly Kahua in an inte...

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