Ombudsman clarifies status of Angolan child street vendors

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2025-05-14

WINDHOEK, 14 MAY 2025- Angolan children street vendors selling handmade wooden crafts in Windhoek streets. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

By Linea Dishena
WINDHOEK, 14 MAY (NAMPA) – Ombudsman Advocate Basilius Dyakugha has said Angolan children selling handmade crafts in Namibian streets do not qualify as child labour, although his office is investigating their plight.
Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Angolan Ombudsman in Windhoek on Wednesday, Dyakugha explained that officials from his office were dispatched to observe the children’s daily a...

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WINDHOEK, 14 MAY 2025- Angolan Ombudsman, Dr Florbela Rocha Araujo (L) and Namibian Ombudsman Advocate Basilius Dyakugha (R) shake hands after signing of Memorandum of Understanding. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

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