LABOUR hire in Namibia has "effectively been banned" with the strict regulations controlling the practice which came into effect recently, the Namibia Employers' Federation (NEF) said yesterday.
The Labour Amendment Act of 2012, which contains the regulations, was gazetted on April 12. At the Workers' Day celebrations in Rundu on Tuesday, President Hifikepunye Pohamba called on the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to put the law into operation to give "more protection to Namibian workers".
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