WINDHOEK, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Namibia witnessed a major loss of jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation.
According to the ministry's report on the first-quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year, 5,748 people lost their jobs with 388 employers.
"Of these employees, 1,816 were retrenched due to COVID-19-related reasons while 3,932 were retrenched due to other reasons," the report, issued on Tuesday, said.
Retrenchment is a form of dismissal due to no fault of the employee.
The ministry said it will continue playing a leading role in the country's labor and employment sector amid the challenging time of COVID-19. Enditem
