71.5
66.5
Reasonable Access to
Decent Work
100
60
80
25
60
100
80
60
100
50
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §108, 139(d), 259 and 267 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §112-113 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §115.1 of Labour Law 2007 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §89.4 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §115.3 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §85-90 & 115.1 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §90 of Labour Law 2007 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | No | 0 | §95 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §96 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | No | 0 | §98-102 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §36-45 of Labour Law 2007 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §40-45, 123(5) of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §46 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §129-130 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §130-131 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §12.5-6 of the Labour law, 2007 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §11.1.c of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §12 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §27 of Decree 53/2007 on the System of Compulsory Social Security for workers |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §27 of Decree 53/2007 on the System of Compulsory Social Security for workers |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §11.1. d and 11.5 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §216 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §216 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §11.1 & 11.2 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | Decree No. 62/2013, of 4 December No 1706, 1957; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §28-31 of Decree No. 53/2007; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §37- 47 of Decree No. 53/2007; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §103, 105, 122 of the Labour Law, 2007; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §32- 36 of Decree No. 53/2007; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | No | 0 | §108 of the Labour Law 2007 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §66(2 &3) of the Labour Law 2007; §205 of the Criminal Code, 2019 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §54 of the Labour Law, 2007; §4 & 46-54 of Law No. 19 of 2014 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §11 of the Labour Law, 2007; §102 of the Family Law, 2019 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Law no. 4/2007 of Compulsory Social Security; ISSA Country Profile for Mozambique |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §26-27 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §41, Law of Basic Child Protection, 2006; §7, Law on the National System of Education, 2018 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §23-25 of Labour Law, 2007; Hazardous Work List, 2017 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §5 and 10–11 of the Trafficking in Persons Law, 2008; §196 and 198 of the Penal Code, 2014 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §86, Constitution of Mozambique 2004; §137-163, Labour Law, 2007; Act No. 18/2014; CEACR, C87, DR 2021 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §164-193, Labour Law 2007; Act No. 18/2014; CEACR, C98, DR 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §189, 194-207 & 212, Labour Law 2007 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §200, Labour Law 2007 |
