Welcome

The Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) was formed in 1998 to provide services to the Namibian labour movement in terms of research, education and information. A key area of LaRRI's work is policy-related research and the institute has carried out research projects on Namibia's Export Processing Zones (EPZs), labour hire companies, privatisation, union investments, working conditions etc.

Another key area of LaRRI's work is education and the institute provides a range of short- to medium term courses and workshops. The topics covered include affirmative action, gender issues in trade unions, globalisation, economics for trade unions, collective bargaining, export processing zones, structural adjustment programmes etc. In addition, LaRRI offers a labour diploma course in collaboration with the Workers College and the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This course lasts for one year and includes modules on trade union history, Namibia's political economy, labour law, collective bargaining, gender, affirmative action and globalisation.

LaRRI established a resource centre at its offices to provide information on various issues, including socio-economic developments in Africa, international workers organisations, gender issues, globalisation, HIV/AIDS, occupational health and safety etc. The resource centre also offers various ILO and UNDP publications and international journals.

LaRRI publishes a host of booklets, reports and articles. These include research reports, workshop presentations, booklets on globalisation, privatisation, workers in vulnerable sectors, trade unions, NEPAD etc. LaRRI also publishes articles in various local, regional and international journals as well as workers education booklets in local languages.