There is no single minimum wage in Mozambique. Instead the minimum wage is negotiated for nine separate sectors: agriculture and livestock; fisheries; mining; manufacturing industry; electricity, gas and water; construction; non-financial services; financial services; and public administration.
The proposals now go to the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) for ratification. The full list of increases covering the nine sectors will then be revealed by the Council of Ministers. The wage increases will be backdated to 1 April.
According to Andelino Buque from the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA), who spoke on behalf of the employers, the CCT used various indicators including last year’s inflation rate and performance figures for each sector.
Helena Ferro from the country’s main trade union federation, the OTM, stated that under current conditions in Mozambique an acceptable minimum wage would be eight thousand meticais (about 266 US dollars).
However, this is clearly not going to be achieved. In 2012 the CCT set the lowest monthly minimum wage at 2,300 meticais (about 76 dollars) in the agriculture, livestock hunting and forestry sector. The highest minimum wage was set at 6,171 meticais for workers in financial services.
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