Namcor vaccine war rages as deadline nears
JEMIMA BEUKES
Namcor workers have demanded proof that their managing director, Immanuel Mulunga, and the company board of directors have taken the Covid-19 vaccination as they are pushing for mandatory vaccination of staff members.
Last month, the company gave its staff until 19 November to get vaccinated, emphasising that the company would reserve its right to protect its workers, therefore staff must be vaccinated.
On Friday, the workers, represented by Metcalfe and Beukes Attorneys, threatened to approach the High Court if Namcor tried to force them to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Namcor, represented by Sisa Namandje Inc., insists that Mulunga’s directive is not unconstitutional, as the workers claim.
They also indicated that they were ready to vigorously oppose any lawsuit by the workers.
Covid denial
Metcalfe and Beukes disputed the claim that the Covid-19 death rate was unprecedented, describing it as a ‘nonsensical lie’.
“Your allegations on behalf of your client of ‘…loss of lives in Namibia on an unprecedented scale…’ due to the so-called Covid-19 pandemic is a contrived fabrication to breach the constitutional rights of employees to their right to life, freedom of choice and freedom from discrimination.
“These rights are inalienable and neither your client nor any ministerial diktat will be observed when it is in breach of employee’s constitutional rights,” the lawyers said.
Metcalfe also stressed that the workers are not ‘apartheid guinea pigs’ who are prepared to be victims of ‘Dr Wouter Basson-style death experiments’, and would only consider this directive once Namcor could provide information on the vaccinations it promotes.
“It is obviously unable to provide such information and expects employees to subject themselves to compulsory vaccination with experimental drugs.”
President Hage Geingob stressed recently that Covid-19 vaccinations are strictly voluntary and should not be forced upon Namibians.
However, at the same time he warned that vaccination status will become an issue and people may be expected to walk around with their vaccination cards.
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Namcor workers have demanded proof that their managing director, Immanuel Mulunga, and the company board of directors have taken the Covid-19 vaccination as they are pushing for mandatory vaccination of staff members.
Last month, the company gave its staff until 19 November to get vaccinated, emphasising that the company would reserve its right to protect its workers, therefore staff must be vaccinated.
On Friday, the workers, represented by Metcalfe and Beukes Attorneys, threatened to approach the High Court if Namcor tried to force them to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Namcor, represented by Sisa Namandje Inc., insists that Mulunga’s directive is not unconstitutional, as the workers claim.
They also indicated that they were ready to vigorously oppose any lawsuit by the workers.
Covid denial
Metcalfe and Beukes disputed the claim that the Covid-19 death rate was unprecedented, describing it as a ‘nonsensical lie’.
“Your allegations on behalf of your client of ‘…loss of lives in Namibia on an unprecedented scale…’ due to the so-called Covid-19 pandemic is a contrived fabrication to breach the constitutional rights of employees to their right to life, freedom of choice and freedom from discrimination.
“These rights are inalienable and neither your client nor any ministerial diktat will be observed when it is in breach of employee’s constitutional rights,” the lawyers said.
Metcalfe also stressed that the workers are not ‘apartheid guinea pigs’ who are prepared to be victims of ‘Dr Wouter Basson-style death experiments’, and would only consider this directive once Namcor could provide information on the vaccinations it promotes.
“It is obviously unable to provide such information and expects employees to subject themselves to compulsory vaccination with experimental drugs.”
President Hage Geingob stressed recently that Covid-19 vaccinations are strictly voluntary and should not be forced upon Namibians.
However, at the same time he warned that vaccination status will become an issue and people may be expected to walk around with their vaccination cards.
[email protected]
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