Bargaining monitor

Abstract

Over the past few months, the Namibian labour movement - particularly the country’s largest trade union federation, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) - has been the subject of debate and media attention. Contradictory statements by union leaders, the NUNW’s position on the elections in Zimbabwe and the federation’s role in the privatisation of Air Namibia have raised serious questions about the vision and mission of Namibian trade unions. This article hopes to shed some light on recent developments against the background of the ongoing challenges facing the labour movement since independence