Mozambique: Labour Inspectorate Warns of Violations of Workers' Rights

Maputo — In 2013, there were 13,850 violations of Mozambican labour legislation that came to the notice of the General Inspectorate of Labour (IGT), the Deputy General Inspector, Paulino Mutombene, told a Maputo press conference on 25 February.

He regarded poor labour relations as a by-product of increased investment. “The increase in national and foreign investment, motivated by the avalanche of natural resource discoveries, has brought with it a sharpening of relations between employers and workers”, he said.

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