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Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Businessman and Tsumeb constituency councillor Gottlieb Ndjendjela has received widespread criticism over his recruitment agency, which allegedly takes large chunks of income earned by workers who are placed by the company in retail outlets.<\/p>\n

His agency, known as Employees Placement Services Namibia CC (EPSN), is the middleman between employers and employees. It now faces damning criticism, and is labelled as being exploitative for pilfering workers\u2019 pay as it also disburses salaries.<\/p>\n

This has now opened a can of worms, with many saying Ndjendjela\u2019s company has been ripping them off as it claims a certain percentage from the salaries before it pays the employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe existence of this company has created problems between the actual employer and its employees who are under the impression that they are remunerated poorly, while in actual fact they are providing a substantial amount, which is then divided,\u201d said Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement activist John Johannes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis arrangement is colonising our people, as our people are subjected to petty salaries. That is why we are observing many dismissals because the employers have no direct relationship with the employees. Also, they (companies) have nothing to say regarding the salaries, because they regard it as a private or personal arrangement between EPSN and the employee, knowing that they have provided reasonable remuneration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ndjendjela, who became councillor following last year\u2019s regional council election, last week confirmed ownership of the company, but was quick to say nothing was wrong.<\/p>\n

He blamed political gimmicks for the spotlight the company finds itself in, and promised to provide clarity on the matter. But, he has not honoured his promises, despite several follow-up attempts. On Friday, AR released a statement in which they detailed a contractual relationship between EPSN and Choppies retail stores.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have identified that the root cause of the employment relations\u2019 calamity at Choppies is a labour broker agency called EPSN, owned by councillor Ndjendjela. He is acting as the middleman,\u201d AR activist Benedick Louw said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Louw added that they confronted Choppies Outapi, where there were some labour issues. \u201cEmployees work 12 hours without overtime, six days a week, no Social Security benefits and without payslips. Employees are earning N$9 per hour, while capitalist Gotty\u2019s slave labour company pays them N$7.50,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

In addition, he said, Choppies has agreed to terminate ESPN\u2019s contract with immediate effect. \u201cWe will wait for their official announcement. We are, therefore, sending out a general warning to all retail establishments in Namibia to put an immediate stop to workers slavery and exploitation in the industry because those perpetuating workers\u2019 suffering will be dealt with accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. Businessman and Tsumeb constituency councillor Gottlieb Ndjendjela has received widespread criticism over his recruitment agency, which allegedly takes large chunks of income earned by workers who are placed by the company in retail outlets. His agency, known as Employees Placement Services Namibia CC (EPSN), is the middleman between employers and employees. 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