Mineworkers Union of Namibia
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South West Africa People's Organization
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|founded = 1986
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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.[http://www.articlearchives.com/mining-extraction/mines-mining/1067700-1.html A people united shall never be defeated & The Mineworkers Union of Namibia] Sister Namibia, 1 October 2002 The MUN was established in 1986. It is affiliated with the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) national trade union center and had about 8,000 members {{As of|2017|alt=in 2017}}.{{cite web |last1=Jauch |first1=Herbert |title=Namibia's trade union movement: an overview |url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p1c5t3p3tcth2ap61nplhsv1jjs4.pdf | publisher=Friedrich Ebert Foundation | accessdate=20 June 2021}}{{rp|23}}
Strikes
The MUN supported the 2008 Skorpion Zinc Strike, accusing Skorpion Zinc of practising racial discrimination and of negotiating in bad faith.[https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL3072491820080530 Strike ends at Namibia's Skorpion Zinc mine] in Reuters, 30 May 2008
Notable members
- John Shaetonhodi, union president 1986–1995, later deputy labour minister{{cite web | url=http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=151 | title=Shaetonhodi, John Mueneni - Parastatals | publisher=Namibia Institute For Democracy | accessdate=27 June 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611175833/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=151 | archivedate=11 June 2011}}
- Bernhardt Esau, secretary general of NUNW, a national trade union center, later fisheries minister{{cite web | url=http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=39 | title=Esau, Bernhardt Martin - Swapo | publisher=Namibia Institute For Democracy | accessdate=27 June 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611171731/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=39 | archivedate=11 June 2011}}
- Asser Kuveri Kapere, president from 1987-1991
- Peter Naholo, secretary general from 1993-2001
- Ben Ulenga, founder of MUN{{Cite news | title=NUNW: Proud history, uncertain future | newspaper=New Era | date=30 April 2019 | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/nunw-proud-history-uncertain-future}}
- Rudolf Isaaks 1996
References
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Category:Trade unions in Namibia
Category:Trade unions established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in South West Africa
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