Namibia: National minimum wage increased to N$18 per hour from January; gradual increases for domestic and agricultural workers – News

The government has increased the national minimum wage for all Namibian workers to N$18 per hour.

This excludes domestic and agriculture workers’ salaries, which will remain unchanged, but will increase gradually over three years until they reach N$18 per hour.

Minister of labour, industrial relations and employment creation Utoni Nujoma in a statement says the new national minimum wage will be effective from 1 January next year.

“This means the wages of workers currently…