Namibia: Call for Social Protection of Informal Sector

16 March 2018

Windhoek — President of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia, Paulus Hango, has appealed to the government to extend social protection benefits to the self-employed and the majority of workers employed in the informal economy.

Hango said the formal social security system in Namibia depends on employees and employers' contributions on a monthly basis. As a result, the unemployed and the informally employed are not contributing or they contribute irregularly.

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