-More than 5 000 employees were retrenched during the first quarter of this year due to a number of factors including COVID-19.

-Employees of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) are threatening to down tools, over alleged unfair labour practices at the parastatal.

-The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) staff members at the Swakopmund office have returned to work after weeks of self-isolation.

-Retrenched employees of Swakopmund Beach Hotel protested this afternoon against alleged unfair labour practices, such as not being given their retrenchment packages, unpaid salaries for three months and unlawful reduction of salaries for three months.

-Some companies are reportedly still violating the rights of employees during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

-Dundee Precious Metals is investigating an incident at the start of this month, that saw two of its employees sustain serious injuries while on duty.

-Furnmart employees at Rundu, Olunkono and Oluno in Oshana went on strike this morning in solidarity with other workers countrywide.

-Employees of the Namibia Football Association, who usually get their salaries on time at the end of every month, experienced a dry festive season as their salary for December was not paid on time, while their January salary is yet to reach their accounts as well.

-Some employees in the Ministry of Health and Social Services are unhappy about the delay in their salaries for this month.

-More than 300 employees of the Swakopmund Municipality staged a demonstration demanding a salary adjustment.