Namibia Airport Company (NAC) workers renewed a threat to strike

On 30 September 2008 Namibia Airport Company (NAC) workers renewed a threat to strike if their demands for a pay increase are not met by 2 October. Workers at Hosea Kutako International Airport (FYWH/WDH), Windhoek Eros Airport (FYWE/ERS) and Walvis Bay Airport (FYWB/WVB), along with workers from five other regional airports, staged marches in various cities around Namibia, demanding back pay from June 2003, a 20-percent increase in the back pay and an immediate salary increase for the rest of 2008 and 2009. The workers stated that they will continue to hold the demonstrations on their lunch hour and will "block roads and close the airports" on 3 October if the NAC does not meet their demands. Negotiations are currently ongoing to resolve the issue before 2 October. Meanwhile, Air Namibia has assured its passengers that an NAC strike will not affect its operations; NAC stated that it has also developed contingency plans to continue services at the airports in the event of a strike.