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1:22 CAT | 25 Feb 2025
FILE - Bilene beach, Mozambique. [File photo: Club Of Mozambique]
About 2,000 hotel and tourism workers are at risk of losing their jobs in the district of Bilene, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, as a result of the rioting that has been taking place since last week.
Initially, the protests used as their excuse the results of last October’s general elections, widely regarded as fraudulent. But now the focus of the unrest, in many parts of the country, has moved away from the elections to the cost of living.
According to the administrator of Bilene district, Raul Momade, as a result of the unrest, a total of 94 hotel and tourism units are considering declaring bankruptcy. He said that, as a result of the rioting, tourism operators are finding it difficult to fulfill their obligations, namely the payment of taxes and workers’ wages.
“Recently, 35 workers lost their jobs after protesters vandalized three commercial establishments. I can even remind you of the situation at Shoprite, Pepe shop and even Vodacom, which were severely vandalized and around 35 employees, who worked directly in these three shops, lost their jobs”, he said.
According to the administrator, Bilene beach has 94 tourist resorts for around 2,000 employees “and if we put Bilene beach in a situation of insecurity and unease, we are imminently putting around 2,000 employees out of work, and then we should really think about what kind of country we need”, he said.
Source: AIM
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