Mineworkers Union of Namibia

M.U.N.
Full name	Mineworkers' Union of Namibia
Affiliation	South West Africa People's Organization
Country	Namibia

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.^[1]

Strikes

MUN supported the 2008 Skorpion Zinc Strike, accusing Skorpion Zinc of practising racial discrimination and of negotiating in bad faith.^[2]

Notable members

. John M Shaetonhodi, National Chairman from 1986 - 1987; President from 1991 - 1995

Bernhardt Esau
Asser Kuveri Kapere, President from 1987-1991
Peter Naholo, Secretary General from 1993-2001
Ben Ulenga

References

↑ A people united shall never be defeated & The Mineworkers Union of Namibia Sister Namibia, 1 October 2002
↑ Strike ends at Namibia's Skorpion Zinc mine in Reuters, 30 May, 2008

Mineworkers Union of Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/7/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.