NAPWU

📢 SALARY INCREASE SECURED FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE EMPLOYEES! 📢

NAPWU and NANTU are pleased to announce that, following successful negotiations with the National Youth Service (NYS), employees within the Bargaining Unit will receive a 5% across-the-board salary increase for the 2026/2027 financial year.

✅ Salary Adjustment: 5% increase across the board
✅ Effective Date: 01 April 2026
✅ Back Pay: Back pay for April and May 2026 will be paid together with salaries for June 2026

This achievement demonstrates the value of collective bargaining and the unwavering commitment of the unions to improving the salaries and working conditions of workers.

Together, we continue to build a stronger voice for employees and advance workers' rights.

✊ United we negotiate, united we achieve!

JOIN NAPWU TODAY!

✊ Unity is Strength

Do you want to become a member of the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU)?

Become part of a union that protects workers' rights, promotes fair labour practices, and represents your interests in the workplace.

📞 Contact the Head Office: 061 261 961
📧 Email: [email protected]

NAPWU – Your Voice. Your Rights. Your Strength.

📢 Another successful salary increment 📢

NAPWU is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 2026/2027 Salary and Substantive Negotiations with the Municipal Council of Walvis Bay.

The parties have agreed on:
✅ 5% salary increment across the board
✅ N$200 increase in transport allowance
✅ Measures to address anomaly salary adjustments

The agreement will become effective on 01 July 2026.

NAPWU continues to stand firm in defending and advancing the rights and interests of workers. We therefore encourage all workers to join NAPWU, because *Unity is Strength!* ✊🏾

✊ Workers’ Day 2026 – Opuwo, Mighty Kunene Region

On the 1st of May 2026, workers from across Namibia gathered at Opuwo to commemorate International Workers’ Day—a day that honors the struggles, sacrifices, and victories of workers worldwide.

This year’s celebration was truly historic, as it brought together government, employers, and trade unions under one platform in a spirit of unity and collaboration. The tripartite approach reflects a shared commitment to improving working conditions, promoting productivity, and strengthening labour relations in Namibia.

The presence of national leadership and various stakeholders reaffirmed the importance of workers as the backbone of our economy. Discussions focused on key issues such as skills development, discipline in the workplace, and cooperation between employers and employees.
As workers, we remain committed to building a fair, inclusive, and progressive working environment for all.

✊ An injury to one is an injury to all!
viva workers viva

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📢 NAPWU Engages Swakopmund Municipality Workers ✊

This morning, NAPWU held a productive meeting with workers of the Swakopmund Municipality.
The purpose of the meeting was to provide feedback and update workers on key matters affecting their working conditions and future:
🔹 Salary Negotiations
🔹 The way forward on the implementation of Job Evaluation and Grading (JEG)
🔹 Ongoing policy review processes

NAPWU remains committed to ensuring that workers’ voices are heard and that progress continues through structured engagement and collective representation.

✊ Together, we move forward.

✊ *WORKERS’ DAY CELEBRATION – 1 MAY 2026* 🇳🇦
Join us as we honor the strength, resilience, and unity of Namibian workers!

📍 Venue: Opuwo, Kunene Region
🗓 Date: Friday, 01 May 2026
⏰ Time: 08:00 – 14:00
🎤 Keynote Speaker:
H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia

📢 Theme:
“Namibian workers demand continuous in-service training for increased productivity, national economic growth and better living conditions.”

Let’s stand together to celebrate workers’ contributions and push forward the agenda for skills development, economic growth, and improved livelihoods.

💪 Your presence matters. Your voice counts.

📢 Let’s Talk Representation – Know Your Role as a Worker!

Workers often raise concerns about not being properly consulted by NAPWU—but let’s ask an important question:
👉 Do you have a functional Workplace Union Representative Committee (WURCOM) structure at your workplace to represent you?
A WURCOM is your voice at the workplace. It ensures that your concerns, rights, and interests are communicated effectively between employees and the employer through the union. Without it, meaningful consultation becomes difficult. You need to have persons elected from amongst yourselves and the number of employees at your workplace.

🔑 Key Things to Know:
• WURCOM members are elected representatives from among workers at each workplace.
• They act as a bridge between employees, the employer and NAPWU officials/leaders.
• Only NAPWU members are eligible to serve in this structure—this strengthens unity and accountability.
• Members who are eligible to be elected as representatives are only from a meeting constituted by NAPWU members.

📍 Real Example in Action:
From 08–10 April 2026, we engaged with the Walvis Bay Municipality, where workers actively participated in:
✔️ Nominating their representatives
✔️ Voting democratically
✔️ Strengthening their workplace representation

👏 This is how workers take ownership of their voice through their union!
💡 Your Responsibility:
If you want to be heard, get involved:
• Join NAPWU;
• Participate in WURCOM elections; then
• Hold your representatives accountable
✊ Strong representation starts with YOU.

Let’s build workplaces where every worker has a voice and every voice is heard.