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Namibia
Region: Southern Africa Regional Economic Communities (REC): SADC
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| Indicator | Data |
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| Governance (IIAG) | Overall Governance score: 63.9 / 100 · Rank: 6th / 54 · View IIAG Country Statistics |
PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING
Institutions and Stakeholder Database
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REC Membership
- SADC
Population size and size of the informal economy
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Nature of the legal system and ILO status
Namibia operates a mixed legal system combining Roman-Dutch law and statutory law.
Namibia has been a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1978 and participates in Decent Work Country Programme initiatives.
Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection
Workers’ rights are governed through:
- The Constitution
- Labour Act, 2007
The framework provides for:
- Regulation of employment relationships
- Protection against unfair labour practices
- Minimum labour standards
Labour protections are relatively well developed, though informal workers remain less effectively covered in practice.
Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy
Namibia relies on:
- Sector-specific regulations
- Wage-setting mechanisms
- General labour law frameworks
to regulate aspects of informal work.
PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION
Domestic Work Sector
Regulations Relating to Domestic Workers (2017) Wage Order for Domestic Workers (2017) Labour Act, 2007
- Establish a formal regulatory framework for domestic work
- Provide:
- Minimum wage protections
- Conditions of employment
- Regulation of working hours
This represents a relatively structured approach to regulating domestic work.
Street Vendor
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Waste Reclaiming
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Home working
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Gig Work and the Platform Economy
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Farm Work
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The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining
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Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap)
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Cross-Border Informal Trade
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Sources / Links
- IIAG – Namibia: https://iiag.online/locations/na.html
- Labour Act, 2007
- Regulations Relating to Domestic Workers (2017)
- Wage Order for Domestic Workers (2017)
- ILO – Namibia Country Profile