Itope wants housing, water and sanitation problems fixed at Aussenkehr

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2025-04-11

AUSSENKEHR, 12 October 2018 – Employees of Namibia Grape Company working at one of the grape gardens in Assenkehr on Friday. (Photo by: Suzith Tjitaura) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 APR (NAMPA) – Swapo Party Member of Parliament, Marta Itope has called on the government to intervene in the plight of farm workers at Aussenkehr, who lack proper housing, potable water and sanitation.
Itope in Parliament earlier this week during the budget debate said while agriculture at Aussenkehr is a billion-dollar industry, farm workers still live in harsh conditions, lacking access to clean water and sanitation.
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AUSSENKEHR, 12 October 2018 – Grape company employees live in reed houses at Aussenkehr. (Photo by: Suzith Tjitaura) NAMPA

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