Mozambique: Government reiterates intention to resolve TSU-related complaints

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Mozambique: Government reiterates intention to resolve TSU-related complaints

11:23 CAT | 08 Nov 2023

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The government reiterated yesterday that it is working to resolve the demands of professional groups alleging irregularities in the application of the new Single Salary Table (TSU), stating that it takes all complaints “seriously”.

“The government takes seriously all the demands made by professional groups and to the extent of its capabilities, to the extent of what the country can, it resolves it,” said Council of Ministers spokesman Filimão Suaze after the cabinet meeting in Maputo this Tuesday (07-11).

The government’s position comes after the Association of United and Solidarity Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUSM) announced, on Monday, a 15-day extension in the suspension of the strike in the sector, to continue negotiations and in light of post-electoral turbulence.

The application of the new salary table in the public service is the target of strong opposition from various professional classes, with a record of salary delays and cuts being criticised by various segments of the Mozambican state apparatus.

Before APSUSM, the Medical Association of Mozambique (AMM) first called strikes putting the Mozambican National Health System in crisis between July and August, but would also later suspend them.

The two health associations were protesting against salary cuts, within the scope of the application of the new civil service salary scale, lack of payment for overtime, in addition to demanding better working conditions.

The Council of Ministers spokesperson said that the government “was working” to resolve the concerns of different professional groups, promising to comment in more detail in due course.

The Single Salary Table (TSU) was approved in 2022 with the aim of eliminating asymmetries and keeping the state wage bill under control in the medium term, but initial implementation caused salaries to skyrocket by around 36% from an expense of 11.6 billion meticais/month (€169 million) to 15.8 billion (€231 million).

The new state salary matrix has 21 levels, ranging from 8,756 to 165,758 meticais (€134 to €2,580 per month) as opposed to 103 levels, as was the case previously.

Source: Lusa