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Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) was formed on 6 December 1987. At that time, Namibia was still ruled by an oppressive colonial regime and NAPWU was facing many difficulties because of its commitment to a free and independent Namibia. NAPWU officials were often harassed and even arrested but NAPWU continued to grow and became the strongest union in the civil service.
Today, NAPWU organizes workers in the civil service, including government ministries, municipalities, parastatals, semi-stated institutions, private hospitals and schools as well as any organization providing social services, and that is wholly or partially dependent on government funding.
All our Offices are run by fulltime staff and can be reached at the addresses shown Contact Us page.
All NAPWU members who are paying 1% of their membership fees are automatically part of the union’s Members Benefit Fund which offers death benefit of N$7 500.00 per member.
NAPWU has offices in most of the major towns in the country seen on our shown Contact Us page.
NAPWU General Secretary Petrus T Nevonga calling on all Namibian workers to unite under the auspices of NUNW:
NAPWU as one of the biggest trade union in the country is charged with the responsibility to defend the workers’ rights and interests. The Namibian workers and or the people of Namibia are negatively affected by the high living condition in the country. High inflation on food and transport remains one of the daily challenges in our beloved land. The effort made by our Government to step in and introduce zero rated tax on a seleced number of products is highly commended by NAPWU and Namibian workers in particular.
The Namibian Workers are faced with many challenges such as Unfair Labour Practices, discrimination of employees, harassment of our female employees at workplaces and low wages and therefore calling on all Namibian Workers to unite and resist against these challenges.
Napwu as one of the NUNW affiliated union, we are oganizing workers based on a slogan of one country one Federation (NUNW), and one union one industry. Our federation (NUNW) ,Food and Allied Industy (NAFAU) Public Sector (NAPWU),Mining Sector (MUN) Transport and Allied Industry (NATAU), Teachers (NANTU), Financial Sector (NAFINU) , Farming Sector (NAFWU) , Music Industry (NAMIU), Metal and Allied Industry (MANWU) depending on the industry where you are employed please join the respective union.
To organize workers & to improve their economic & social welfare & to fight for economic justice for all Namibian workers. To group them together according to the nature of work they are engaged in, assist them in forming work committees of their own under the auspices of NAPWU.
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During its 1999 congress, NAPWU decided that members should pay 1% of their wages as their membership fees. This will help NAPWU to become financially self-reliant & to expand its operations. NAPWU has implemented the 1% system at most of the workplaces.
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NAPWU has offices in most of the major towns in the country such as Windhoek, Oshakati, Ondangwa, Tsumeb, Rundu, Katima Mulilo, Otjiwarongo, Gobabis, Mariental, Keetmanshoop, Karasburg, Luderitz, Swakopmund, Walvisbay, Khorixas, & Opuwo.
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