On 18 March 2025, around 30 workers from the Union of Employees of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources staged a protest and went on strike in Luanda (Maianga, Luanda) demanding better working conditions, such as health insurance and monthly bonuses. Police forces intervened and arrested the first secretary of the Trade Union Commission of the Ministry.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary About 30 workers from Angola's Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources held protests and strikes in Luanda, demanding improved working conditions. Police intervened and arrested union leaders, but the small-scale demonstration is rated as low-level risk.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Fisheries-related supply chains: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources worker strikes may delay administrative functions including fishing permits, quarantine, and export approvals
• Luanda port connections: Concerns over temporary constraints on government functions related to seafood imports/exports in Luanda, Angola's largest port city
• Regional seafood processing: Government department disruptions could affect local seafood processing companies' raw material procurement and product shipment schedules
• Indirect energy sector impact: Angola's main oil industry has low direct correlation, but overall government functionality stability requires monitoring

3) Watch points

• Strike spread: Need to track whether labor disputes expand to other government departments or state-owned enterprises
• Government response policy: Monitor follow-up measures such as government announcements or budget allocations related to worker treatment improvements
• Fisheries export data: Recommended to check changes in Angola's seafood export statistics over the next 2-4 weeks