Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is one of the most powerful of Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

's trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

s. It plays a leading public role in the Namibian political space and is an ally of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) government.

Strikes

MUN supported the 2008 Skorpion Zinc Strike

2008 Skorpion Zinc Strike

The 2008 Skorpion Zinc Strike was a worker's strike against the ownership of the Skorpion Zinc mine near the southern Namibian town of Rosh Pinah in Karas Region. Skorpion Zinc is the largest zinc mine in Africa and the eighth largest in the world...

, accusing Skorpion Zinc

Skorpion Zinc

Skorpion Zinc is the 8th largest Zinc mine in the world, producing Special High Grade Zinc.Since November 2010 it is owned and operated by Vedanta.Skorpion is located in southwest Namibia, near the town of Rosh Pinah....

 of practising racial discrimination and of negotiating in bad faith.

Notable members

• Bernhardt Esau
  Bernhardt Esau
  Bernhardt Esau is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization, Esau has been a member of the National Assembly since being chosen by President Sam Nujoma in 1995. He has also been the Deputy Ministry of Trade and Industry since 1999.-Career:Esau was born in...
  
  
• Asser Kuveri Kapere
  Asser Kuveri Kapere
  Asser Kuveri Kapere is a Namibian politician. He is a member of SWAPO and has been the Chairman of the National Council of Namibia since December 2004.-Career:...
  
  , President from 1987-1991
• Peter Naholo
  Peter Naholo
  Peter Naholo is a Namibian politician and former trade unionist. Naholo was a combatant with the People's Liberation Army of Namibia , the military wing of the SWAPO liberation movement. In 2009, he was placed sixth on the National Assembly list for the newly formed Rally for Democracy and Progress...
  
  , Secretary General from 1993-2001
• Ben Ulenga
  Ben Ulenga
  Benjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party....