All news: Mozambique
Breaking barriers: How Fabia Benedito’s dream is changing lives in Mozambique
30-year-old Fabia Benedito’s journey is one of resilience, determination, and hope. In Nacala Port District of Nampula province, Ontupaia area, where opportunities for women can be scarce, she refused to let obstacles define her future. Through the...
New incentives needed to make enterprise formalization more attractive
At an InfoPoint conference organized by the European Commission, the ILO discussed ways to make the transition of enterprises towards formality more attractive.
News
Academy on Decent Work for Social Justice promotes the decent work agenda in Portuguese-speaking countries
The Academy on Decent Work for Social Justice for Portuguese-Speaking Countries took place in Lisbon from 10 to 14 February 2025, organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO), the Institute for Employment and Vocational...
Multi-dimensional resilient recovery of the Ibo and Buzi districts
A path to stability through skills development and employment-intensive works in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Lucas Cavalane, a young resident of Guara Guara, Mozambique, gains skills in soil-cement block production through an ILO resilience project, creating new opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
Message from the Country Office Director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
I wish to invite you to take time to read the August Newsletter edition, which features interesting articles on our work in the three locations- Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. The world of work is everywhere confronted with challenges such as the...
ILO opens new Country Office in Angola
The ILO has inaugurated a new Country Office in Luanda, Angola, to strengthen support for the decent work agenda across Portuguese-speaking African countries, marking a significant step in enhancing regional collaboration and development.
Intervention focus
Strategic compliance planning for labour inspection among construction sector SMEs in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Decent Work for Construction Project
Documenting good practices on linking decent working conditions to improved labour productivity and enterprise sustainability in the...
Decent work in Construction Project
Construction sector stakeholders speak out
Decent work in Construction Project
South Africa, takes the reigns of the Project Steering Committee
Inside story
Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique celebrate Labour Day
Every year, workers across the globe meet to celebrate the International Labour Day, which falls on May 1. In Zambia, the national commemoration under the theme: ‘Building Resilience: Workers at the Heart of Zambia’s Economic Recovery’, which was...
Pilot report
Green Employment Diagnostics for Just Transitions in Mozambique
This report serves as a pilot study of the effects of climate change on Mozambique’s economy and labour market and how these may exacerbate poverty and inequality, if left unaddressed.
Inside story
Mozambique’s Ally excels in the production of soil cement-blocks
Ally Luis lives in Buzi district, in the village of Guara Guara. Like many young people in rural areas, Ally’s preoccupation is subsistence farming and artisanal fishing along the Buzi River. However, whenever it rained during the 2023/2024 rainy...
Inside story
Maputo holds 'Cotton with Decent Work' Project steering committee
The project steering committee of the Brazilian-funded ‘Cotton with Decent Work’ Project met from 4 to 5 March 2024 to carry out the final evaluation and closure of the project, which was being implemented by the International Labour Organization...
Training
Knowledge-sharing seminar on ILO Convention 102 brings together tripartite partners
The ILO and ITC-ILO convened yesterday, 6 December, a hybrid knowledge-sharing seminar on the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). Aimed at tripartite partners, the seminar delved into the convention, including its guiding...
Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia
The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity...
ILO supports the formalization of enterprises in Mozambique in order to promote decent work
The ILO organised a knowledge sharing workshop in Mozambique on the challenges of informality among small enterprises. Based on international good practices, participants explored which incentives and support schemes can promote the formalization of...
Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia
The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity...
Opportunities and challenges on Labour Migration: An Experience-Sharing Forum among East African Countries to be held in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Promoting sustainable and responsible business practices in the extractive industry in Mozambique
The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources along with employers’ organizations, trade unions, enterprises and other stakeholders engaged in a vibrant dialogue on the guidance of the MNE Declaration in the extractive...