Mozambique: ILO has 18 million dollars available to promote employability

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Mozambique: ILO has 18 million dollars available to promote employability

6:52 CAT | 08 Aug 2022

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The International Labor Organization (ILO) has announced the availability of 18 million US dollars to support the elaboration and implementation of actions, policies and measures that aim to promote work and employability in Mozambique.

The initiative, to be implemented through the Project “Moz Trabalha”, already in its second phase, will last five years and has funding from the Swedish International Development Agency.

The announcement was made on Thursday by the ILO representative in Mozambique, Paulo Selemane, during a meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Labour, a three-day event taking place in Chidenguele, Gaza province, under the theme “Labor Administration for the Continuous Improvement of Services.”

According to Selemane, the renewal of the initiative is a clear demonstration of the trust that the ILO has in the country for the design and implementation of employment policies for Mozambicans.

“Regarding the future, we want to mention that the successful implementation of the Moz Trabalha project, with funding from Sweden, and recognizing the challenges throughout its implementation, allowed the creation of bases for the elaboration of a second phase of the project. The ILO has already signed the funding agreement for the project with a resource mobilization value of 18 million dollars for the second phase”, he said.

The interventions of the “Moz Trabalha” project are aimed at creating productive jobs and decent work for Mozambicans, particularly youth and those living in poverty.

“The interventions will always be anchored in the national priorities set by the government and will focus on outcomes that are sustainable and use an approach that promotes the structural satisfaction that will characterize all interventions”, he stressed.

He added that cross-cutting issues will also have primacy in the Project’s intervention with emphasis on social dialogue, job creation, dissemination of international labor standards, and promotion of gender equality.

Selemane also acknowledged the government’s efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in the country.

“The ILO commitment is to continue supporting the National Plan to Combat Child Labour and the list of jobs considered dangerous for children, as well as the evaluation and construction of a new generation of legal and strategic instruments to improve the situation of children in Mozambique”, he said.

Source: AIM