Mozambique: Golden Fields Defies Labour Ministry

Maputo — The company Golden Fields, owned by Mozambique's former foreign minister Leonardo Simao and his wife Josefina, has defied an order from the Ministry of Labour ordering it to suspend all its activities until it provides decent conditions for its workforce.

The General Inspector of Labour, Joaquim Siuta, went back on Wednesday to Golden Fields, in Moamba district, about 60 kilometres north-west of Maputo, and was surprised to find activities were continuing, preparing greenhouses where roses are to be grown for eventual export.

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