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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6500 TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Tension looming in Fishing Industry Mavourlene !Gaës
Fishermen from Walvis Bay and Lüderitz held a peaceful demonstration yesterday morning in Walvis Bay. They marched from the Kuisebmond stadium and handed over their petitions to different unions, the Ministry of Labour and also the Chairman of Confederation of the Namibian Fishing Associations. The Chairperson of the Seafarers Federation and Regional Organiser of Mining,
Metal, Maritime Construction, Immanuel Petrus read out the petitions on behalf of
the workers. According to the fishermen they have been complaining
about their working conditions for over three years with no significant change.
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Believe in your Fishermen during the demonstration money hits coast dreams Counterfeit Mavourlene !Gaës A total of N$23 200 in fake N$200 notes were seized and three suspects arrested by the police in Walvis Bay recently. Deputy Commander of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Erongo Region, Deputy Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu confirmed this at a media briefing at the Police Regional Headquarters in the harbour town yesterday. Page 7
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“We received information on 22 October at around 01:30 in the morning regarding fake money being in circulation, so we responded and went out there and recovered it,” Nelumbu noted. He further pointed out that the counterfeit notes only have three serial numbers, which indicates that the forger only used three original notes. He cautioned businesses and the public at large to be vigilant and thus not become victims of this forgers. Continues on page 2
“Apart from the bad working conditions at sea and the poor salaries, we have also on several occasions complained about the irregular working hours we are forced to work, without any remuneration as pre-
scribed by law.” They claim they are being forced to work on Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays without being paid as prescribed by law. “We are also forced to work much longer than the prescribed three hours of overtime a day and we still are not being paid for the over-time.” The petition further reads that when they (fishermen) fall ill at sea, they are being told to wait until the vessels leave the fishing grounds. “We are being left without any professional medical care or first aid. As a direct result of this absent medical care, we are exposed to potentially dangerous situations as far as our health is concerned.” Continues on page 2