19/09/2018
Information corner on Roles and duties of Trade Unions.
What is a Trade Union?
Defination : It's an organization of workers or employees formed mainly to ;
● Negotiate with the employers on various employment related issues
● Improve the terms and conditions at their workplace
● Enhance their status in society ( improve the economic status of of the employees through a collective action)
● To represent workers at workplace
Rights of Trade Unions
● To recruit new members
● Ask about changes in wages/ work conditions
● Take industrial actions to protect members e.g demonstrations and strikes
Responsibilities and duties of Trade Union
● Not to put pressure on employees to join the Trade union
● Not to make unreasonable demands or threats on employers and employees
● To hold secret ballots, inform employers, take peacefully actions
How members can participate in their Trade Unions?
● By voting for Union Officials ● By attending Union meetings
● By taking part in action ● By paying Union monthly membership fee
● By voting on taking action e.g secret ballots ● By demanding for questions and answers sessions with Union officials
In conclusion: Namibia Factory Worker's Union [NFWU] invites all interested employees that falls under various forms of work categories to join us, such as:
● Industrial or general , construction, manufacturing, security and factories
● Craft / skill work categories
● Blue and white collar categories
We represent all forms of work categories in the Republic of Namibia, interested employees can contact us on
+264 813187707 or alternatively e-mail to : [email protected]
Share the piece so that we reach as many employees as possible as we aim to improve, defend, educate and mobilize the working class, by doing so, we shall record progress.
Hasttag one should feel left out #
