Namibia commits to family-friendly work policies with ILO convention ratification

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2025-08-16

WINDHOEK, 15 August 2025 - H.E. Ambassador Julia Imene-Chanduru, Namibia’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, and ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo during the ratification of ILO Convention 156 in Geneva.(Picture: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 AUG (NAMPA) – Namibia has ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 156, which seeks to protect workers with family responsibilities and promote equal employment opportunities for both men and women.
According to a media statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, the instruments of ratification were deposited on Thursday by Namibia’s Permanent Representative to Switzerland an...

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