The Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum has announced a 10% increase on the minimum wage in the agricultural sector, effective from 1 October 2023. The minimum wage increases to N$6 per hour or to N$1,170 per month for workers who work 45 hours per week. This minimum wage is an entry level wage in the agricultural sector for young farmworkers without previous experience.
Future adjustments to the minimum wage in the agricultural sector must be collectively negotiated on an annual basis to be effected on 1 October of each year, to equalise the negative effects inflation has on the living standard of farmworkers.
Source: namibian.com.na
