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The Deputy Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MITESS), Oswaldo Petersburgo, met representatives of private employment agencies on Monday, January 22, to get feedback regarding the implementation of new labour recruitment firm regulations.
During the meeting, about Decree 36/2016 on the Licensing and Operation of Private Employment Agencies, Petersburgo expressed concern about the existence of clandestine operators in the market.
For Petersburgo, a relationship can be established between the agencies and “swindlers” who charge job candidates in exchange for vacancies which often do not even exist. “We have been aware, for example, of the circulation of SMSs whose senders require money for job intermediation. Those involved must know that they are committing a crime. We have already reported many to the authorities and they are currently detained. We must, on the one hand, vigorously combat corruption and, on the other hand, protect those who seek employment,” Petersburgo said, urging private employment agencies to report these cases.
In another development, the Deputy Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security stressed the role of private employment agencies in generating jobs, especially in 2017, when 25,054 jobs were created, representing a growth of 159 percent in relation to 2016.
“The role of private employment agencies complements the Government’s actions aimed at creating more jobs in the country,” Petersburgo said, calling on private employment agencies to invest in the promotion of pre-professional internships and to use the Employment Portal, launched in 2017 by the National Employment Institute (INEP).
José Chilengue, president of the Mozambican Association of Employment Agencies (AMAE), stated that the implementation of Decree 36/2016 posed many challenges, and there were certain aspects that put the agencies in a difficult situation. One of the aspects had to do with the obligation on the part of the agencies to establish a security deposit to protect licensed workers, estimated at around 100 minimum wages.
“We are in favour of the constitution of the security deposit, but we think the amount should be fixed according to the size of the agencies. There has to be proportionality. Some members (f the association ask why, for example, an agency that licenses two workers has to pay the same security as the one that licenses 100 workers,” the AMAE president explained.
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