Mozambique: Overtime pay dependent on verification - AIM
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MITESS) met several key labour market sources in Maputo on Thursday of last week with the aim of promoting greater cohesion and accuracy in the analysis and monitoring of labour market dynamics in matters related to skills, labour and job opportunities.
The meeting promoted the Labour Market Information System (SIMT) management platform and sought to harmonise data collection and processing methodologies, and share best practices in the production of labour statistics.
Assa Guambe, National Director of Labour Market Observation, who chaired the meeting, said: “We are collecting feedback to enrich employment data collection models. Users in general have access to the platform, as it is public, to obtain labour market information.”
Guambe also noted that the SIMT platform permits the analysis of quantitative and qualitative information from different sources, and is an important component in activities of the National Directorate of Observation of the Labour Market’s aim of improving labour market data and communication.
Lino Mondlane, vice president of the Labour Policy and Social Action Department at the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), said the event was important for the CTA, as it served as a catalyst for exchange of experiences among MITESS and its partners.
“It is important to update information so that employers can source up-to-the-minute information about how many people have been hired in various sectors, whether public or private, and this [platform] provides access to such information,” Mondlane said.
Carlos da Maia, World Bank economist covering poverty and inequality in Mozambique and a partner of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), called the meeting fruitful and important, because the SIMT system is well designed, lacking only an informal sector data update.
“It was a very informative workshop. This platform is undoubtedly a very important source of information for employers and investors. We’re satisfied, though one recommendation did come out of the meeting, which is to provide a focus on the informal sector,” said Carlos da Maia.
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