Construction, fishing bleed jobs

Jo-Maré Duddy – Nearly 17 000 people – mostly in construction and fishing –lost their jobs in 2016/17 because of retrenchments and non-renewal of contracts.These figures only reflect the 877 employers who submitted affirmative action reports to the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) during the year under review.In total, the services of 60 093 employees were terminated – 28% or 16 846 because of retrenchments and non-renewal of contracts. Of the 14 291 employees’ whose contracts weren’t renewed, nearly 69% were men. Nearly 81% of workers who were retrenched, were also men.In the construction sector, 3 411 contracts were not renewed, while 913 jobs were lost due to retrenchments. Fishing did not renew 2 872 contracts and retrenched 171 workers.Wholesale and retail was also affected by the economic downturn. Here 165 workers were retrenched and 1 540 contracts didn’t get renewed. In the services sector, 1 297 contracts weren’t renewed and 430 people were retrenched.A third of all employment termination in 2016/17 was due to resignations. About 14% or 8 467 workers lost their jobs because of misconduct.According to the EEC’s latest annual report, which was tabled in parliament recently, 67 922 people were recruited in 2016/17. Of these, nearly 72% were permanent appointments. Most of these – 34% and 27% - were semi- and unskilled workers.The EEC report covers a total of 263 720 employees. Comparing the latest figures with those in previous reports is difficult, as 15% more affirmative action reports were submitted to the EEC in 2016/17 than the previous year.

Construction, fishing bleed jobs

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Namibian Sun 2026-09-29

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Construction, fishing bleed jobs

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