The head of the European Union's Infrastructure, Private Sector Development and Investment Team in Mozambique, Veerle Smet, announced the implementation of a project called "Game To Change", budgeted at 8.5 million euros. The source was speaking this Thursday in Maputo at the annual stocktaking meeting of the project called "Promoting Vocational Education and...
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South Africa: More than 3,000 miners at risk of extreme poverty
The new restructuring of the Sibanye-Stillwater mining company in South Africa could put more than 3,000 miners into extreme poverty. The mining company has announced the reduction of its gold mining operations and services, which could affect 3,107 workers and 915 contractors, reports Notícias ao Minuto. The spokesman for the miners' union...
Seven rich countries are looking for Mozambican labor for seven million jobs
Mozambican citizens are being called upon to apply for job opportunities in seven rich countries that are currently facing labor shortages in various areas. An advertisement published today in the newspaper Notícias indicates that Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Russia and the United States of America have around seven million job vacancies...
Private sector promises more jobs and 108 million dollars for Inhambane
Operators of private companies that exploit mineral resources in Inhambane province recently promised to create around 970 jobs to accommodate the workforce of new projects. The promise was made at the third investors' conference held in the city of Vilankulo, which was aimed at attracting investors to prospect for business opportunities in...
EU-Mozambique cooperation must prioritize job creation and improve SME competitiveness
"As long as 98% of our economy is made up of informal units; as long as we are unable to create even 5% of the formal jobs that 500,000 young people are looking for every year, there will be no social tranquillity, no political and economic environment for large companies and mega-projects to be efficient and sustainable," said economist António...
Mphanda Nkuwa launches Professional Internship Program for recent graduates
The Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project Implementation Office (GMNK), as part of its social responsibility and local content, launched the Professional Internship Program on November 14 in Tete, Songo Village, which aims to create opportunities for Mozambicans who have recently graduated from the various public and private universities and provide them with...
Government establishes rules for publishing job vacancies and pre-professional internships
Job vacancies and pre-professional internships must be communicated to the government seven days before they are advertised in any other media or specialized body for the purpose of recruiting staff. Failure to comply with this principle can result in fines for employers. Speaking on Monday in Maputo,...
USA: Unemployment rises to 3.8% and reaches highest since 2020
The US unemployment rate rose to 3.8% in August, the highest since February 2022, the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed yesterday. In July, the unemployment rate stood at 3.5%. According to the DOL quoted by Notícias ao Minutos, employers created 187,000 jobs in the US...
Job vacancies fall by two percentage points between 2020 and 2022 - IOF
Job availability in Mozambique fell from 74 percent in 2019/2020 to 71.4 percent last year, according to data from the Family Budget Survey (IOF). The rural area has the highest employment rate when compared to the urban area, writes Notícias citing data from the Mozambican...
Mozambicans denounce labor exploitation and a deplorable life in Portugal. "They tell them to wash the pigs"
Mozambican citizens living in Portugal are denouncing the exploitation and overvaluation of their labor in companies and homes in the country. The cases are diverse, reported in Coimbra, Porto and Funchal. They even go to the farms to wash pigs. The young people are lured with promises of good salaries, mostly for building and construction work,...