The Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO) Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) accuses the government of not paying pensions to former Mozambican miners who worked in South Africa.

In a statement, quoted by DW, the CDD says that these are miners who live in the town of Ressano Garcia, Maputo province, and who worked for more than three decades in South Africa

"These payments have not been made for more than ten years, putting them in a situation of unparalleled misery and suffering," the note reads.

The group or its dependents, the CDD continues, are in a situation of abandonment, since the government is "shirking" its obligations.

By their conduct, the authorities are violating the Constitution and the social security legislation, since the former miners have paid benefits as part of their contributory career.

On the other hand, the funeral allowance to which the former miners are entitled is also not being paid.

This right "must be paid within 24 hours after the communication of the death of the former miner and the amount is estimated at 39 thousand" , the CDD mentioned.