Ministry to host consumer protection workshop

The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade is in the process of developing the Consumer Protection Legislation to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent business practices. In alliance with the United States Federal Trade Commission (USFTC), the Ministry is hosting a Consumer Protection workshop from 1-3 November 2023 at Hilton Hotel in Windhoek, within its mandate to facilitate and strengthen stakeholder engagements, dialogue and cooperation. The seminar is expecting to host more than 50 participants and officials from neighbouring Botswana, Zambia and South Africa to promote cross-pollination of ideas from experts in the field.

The scheduled workshop is themed ‘Consumer Protection and E-commerce’ and seeks to demystify the development of the consumer protection legislation in relation to the current framework for consumer protection in Namibia and prospects for reform; emerging consumer protection trends in Southern Africa and the future of reform of consumer protection laws in Namibia.