Mervis Angula has over 25 years of experience in labour relations and trade union organizing in Namibia. He has held leadership positions with the Namibian Food & Allied Workers Union from 1987 to 2003 and worked as a labour consultant and project coordinator for the International Union of Food Workers in Southern Africa from 2004 to 2011. Angula holds several certificates and diplomas in fields related to labour studies, industrial relations, and business management.

1. 1
Curriculum Vitae
Of
Mervis S.C.Angula

2. 2
Names: Mervis Sheron Cuana
Surname: Angula
Marital Status: Divorced
ID No: 64122900522
Nationality: Namibian
Address: P.O. Box 50655, Bachbrecht, Windhoek
Physical address: Erf No. 9713, Victor Nkandi Street, Freedom Square, Katutura
Driver’s license: BE
Mobile Phones: +264 8555 11180
Telephone: 061 262 887 (Home)
Email: cuana.angula@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 29. 12. 1964
Expertise: Labour-Industrial Relations/Employee Relations
Criminal Record: No
Dependants: 4
OBJECTIVE
_________________________________________________________
My experience and knowledge of working with various trade unions in Globally and
Regionally especially in East and Southern Africa has taught me how to build strong
relations with trade unions leaders, not only the workers but also with management,
which would be very useful for both to your company and me. My ability to work
unsupervised and as a team member and the numerous contact I made will add to the
succes of your company as a whole.

3. 3
EXPERIENCE
______________________________________________________________
 1987 –1994 Organizer/Legal officer Namibian Food & Allied Workers Union
 Volunteer Para-Legal with Legal Assistant Centre in Tsumeb 1988
 Assistant General Secretary of Namibian Food & Allied Workers Union 1994-1997
 General Secretary of Namibian Food & Allied Workers Union 1997-2003
 Labour Consultant to the CIC Holdings Limited(Incorporated in the Republic of
 Namibia) 2004
 Project Coordinator for the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel,
 Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) based in
Johannesburg responsible for East and Southern Africa September 2004- June, 30,
2011.
EDUCATION
_______________________________________________________
2007
Certificate Programme on Industrial Relations (CPIR), University of
Witwatersrand, Wits Business School Parktown, Johannesburg major
subjects: Labour Economics, Labour Relations, Law Laws, and Industrial
Relations.
2005
Complete a Diploma course on Trade Union Training on Organising in a
Globalised Economy with International Labour Organisation at
International Training Centre, Turin, Italy. (ILO is a specialized agency of
the United Nations).
2004
Complete a course in Office Automation and Internet usage covering:
Microsoft Word Processor. Excel Spreadsheet, PowerPoint and effective
usage of Internet in Advocacy at Circuits & Packets Communications,
Nairobi, Kenya.
2003
Diploma Course in Labour Studies at LaRRI & Workers College in
associations with the University of Natal (Faculty of Social Science) Major
subjects: Trade Union History, Namibian Labour Law, Collective
Bargaining, Namibia’s Political Economy, Health & Safety at Workplace
and Globalization.
2002
Complete a Diploma course on Workers’ Education for Global Union
Federations (GUFs) with International Labour Organisation at
International Training Centre, Turin, Italy. (ILO is a specialized agency of
the United Nations).

4. 4
2000
Complete a Diploma in Business Management with Business
Management Training College of Southern Africa subjects: Labour Relations,
Company Law, Management by Objectives and Art of Negotiations
2000
Complete a 33-hour-course on Leading and Managing Trade Unions
Organised by Union Network International( UNI) in Rolle, Switzerland
subjects: Role of Leaders, From Mission to Performance, Managing by
Performance, People & Relations, Developing yourself as a person, as
Executive, as Leader and Self-Evaluation
1986
Complete Standard 10 at Otjikoto Secondary School in Tsumeb
ACHIEVEMENTS
________________________________________________________
 Former member of the Marine Resources Advisory Council to the Minister of fisheries
and Marine Resources in the Republic of Namibia. 1994-2003
 Delegate to the 84th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference in
Geneva, Switzerland 1996
 Participant in the exchange program of The Japan International Labour Federation
(JILAF) that promotes international exchange and cooperation in the field of labour
with the aim of "contributing to the strengthening and development of free and
democratic labour movements and to sound social and economic development in
developing countries." 1998
 Former member of the Employment Equity Commission of Namibia 1998-2003
 Former member of the Board of Director of the Ituyeni Transport Service (Pty) Ltd.
1997-2001
 Former member of the Board of Director of the Nafau Investments Holding (Pty) Ltd
1997-2007
 Former member of the Board of Director of the Nam-Mic Financial Service (Pty) Ltd
1997-2007
 Former member of the Board of Director of the Nam-Mic Financial Solutions (Pty)
Ltd 1997-2007
 Member of the Board of Trustee of the Labour Resource and Research Institute
(LaRRI) 1998- present
 Former Labour Consultant to the CIC Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic
of Namibia) 2004
HOBBIES
_________________________________________________________
Jogging
Walking
Traveling
Sight-seeing
Soccer
Rugby

5. 5
REFERENCES
_______________________________________________________
 Ron Oswald: General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural,
Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)
Post: Ramped du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland), Phone: +
41 22 793 22 33
 Deon Gerber: Human Resources Consultant in Windhoek Mobile phone
254814560679
 Oiva Angula: Head Corporate Communications & PR, Telecom Namibia, Mobile
phone: +264 855551111