03 Jun 2024

Debmarine Namibia and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have recently reached a three-year wage agreement for all Union members. This agreement covers all employees within the bargaining unit (A3 – C2 and GBF8 (band 8), as outlined in the Recognition and Procedural Agreement between the company and MUN.

The agreement includes adjusting all employees in the bargaining unit to the new minimum scale for 2024 and implementing salary increases ranging from 6.5% to 9%.

In addition, the agreement addresses increases in various allowances, including Rental Allowance, Seagoing Allowance, Lüderitz Site Allowance, Oranjemund Site Allowance, Ticket Allowance and Shore-based Accumulative Leave Days.

Matters concerning Seagoing Training Allocation, Medical Aid contributions, and Post-Retirement Medical Aid were postponed to be handled through separate solutions.

At the signing of the agreement, Hofni Shikongo, Employee Relations Manager at Debmarine Namibia, praised the mature and constructive approach taken by both parties during the negotiations. “This agreement ensures salary increments for the next three years, marking a significant milestone. Both parties have demonstrated a shared understanding of the business challenges, “he stated.

Debmarine Namibia's Full-time Shopsteward Haikali Haikali also expressed gratitude to both parties for arriving at the solution. He emphasized that as partners, their shared goal is to ensure that employees, the company's greatest asset, are fairly taken care of.

The agreement between the two parties started earlier in the year and was concluded successfully in April.