Security guards employed by Nally Investment CC in the ||Kharas region claim they receive wages below Namibia's mandated minimum of N$13.50 per hour for their profession. The workers, stationed at educational facilities across Karasburg, Grünau, Ariamsvlei, Warmbad, Aroab, and Gabis, say the company pays a fixed monthly salary of N$2,300 despite the wage law taking effect on 1 January.
Pieter Cloete and 28 colleagues filed a complaint with the Office of the Labor Commissioner on October 8, 2024, over unpaid wages and allegedly unlawful contracts. An arbitration hearing on 8 August ended when the guards and their representative, Jacobus Basson, departed mid-proceedings, prompting arbitrator Namataa Mwangala to dismiss the case for abandonment.
Company attorney Okeri Tjipeua states the guards' contracts expired in September before they launched their dispute. He says the workers demonstrated disruptive behavior at the hearing and notes Nally Investment faces no legal payment obligation following the dismissal.
Elizabeth Namupala, a 40-year-old mother of four, lost her position in September, and she claims that management cited worker complaints to labor authorities as justification. She says guards expected N$7,500 in back pay but received N$5,500.
Pieter Cloete and 28 colleagues filed a complaint with the Office of the Labor Commissioner on October 8, 2024, over unpaid wages and allegedly unlawful contracts. An arbitration hearing on 8 August ended when the guards and their representative, Jacobus Basson, departed mid-proceedings, prompting arbitrator Namataa Mwangala to dismiss the case for abandonment.
Company attorney Okeri Tjipeua states the guards' contracts expired in September before they launched their dispute. He says the workers demonstrated disruptive behavior at the hearing and notes Nally Investment faces no legal payment obligation following the dismissal.
Elizabeth Namupala, a 40-year-old mother of four, lost her position in September, and she claims that management cited worker complaints to labor authorities as justification. She says guards expected N$7,500 in back pay but received N$5,500.
