Namibia Introduces National Minimum Wage

Aug. 15, 2024, 7:49 PM UTC

Namibia’s first hourly minimum wage applicable to all private-sector employers takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, according to a wage order published in its gazette on Aug. 7.

The order sets the national minimum wage at N$18 (US$1) per hour, an amount that does not immediately apply to domestic and agricultural workers. For those workers, the hourly minimum wage will increase in 2025 and 2026 until reaching N$18 Jan. 1, 2027.

The order sets the hourly minimum wages for domestic workers at N$12 in 2025 and N$15 in 2026. The hourly minimum wages for agricultural workers are set at N$10 in ...

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