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Source: [2]. 1 January – New Year's Day; 21 March – Independence Day 18 April – Good Friday 20 April – Easter Sunday 21 April – Easter Monday 1 May – International Workers' Day
The banning of contract labour stayed until it reemerged in the 1990s inside Namibia, in the form of today's labour hire system. [11] There have been attempts to re-abolish such as the Namibian Labour Act of 2007 , but this was reversed by the courts system in December, 2009 before it could be implemented.
Tourism is a major contributor (14.5%) to Namibia's GDP, creating tens of thousands of jobs (18.2% of all employment) directly or indirectly and servicing over a million tourists per annum. [47] The country is among the prime destinations in Africa and is known for ecotourism which features Namibia's extensive wildlife .
The Namibian Ministry of Labour (MOL) is a department of the Namibian government.It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian Minister of Labour and Manpower Development was Hendrik Witbooi. [1]
The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is one of the most powerful of Namibia's trade unions. It plays a leading public role in the Namibian political space and is an ally of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) government. [1] The MUN was established in 1986.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is a department of the Government of Namibia.The ministry is responsible for regional governance (Regional Councils) and local governance (Local Authorities) and therewith plays an important role in the decentralisation process of the Namibian government.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [6] [7] the total population was 2,530,151 in 2021, compared to only 485 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 36.4%, 59.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.7% was 65 years or older .
The University of Namibia Political Science or UNAM Political Science Department, is a department within the University of Namibia's Faculty of Economic and Management studies in Windhoek Namibia. It is responsible for directing research and teaching programs in the fields of political science and social science. The department was first ...