Disgruntled fishermen demand backpay and ‘injustices’ investigated

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2025-08-05

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WINDHOEK, 05 AUG (NAMPA) – A group of disgruntled fishermen on Tuesday demanded five months’ backpay and government’s urgent intervention in ‘persistent injustices’ in the country’s fisheries sector.
The group, which staged a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) through their union, the Mining, Metal, Maritime and Construction Union (MMMC), called for immediate action on unpaid wages, quota re...

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