Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2025, publiée 114ème session CIT (2026)

Convention (n° 87) sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, 1948 - Mozambique (Ratification: 1996)

Act on the right to organize in the public services (Act No. 18/2014).

Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. Right of workers to establish and to join organizations of their own choosing. Right of workers to elect their representatives in full freedom and to formulate their programmes. In its previous comments, the Committee requested the Government to:

• report on the specific legislation regulating the exercise of freedom of association for 16 categories of civil servants;
• clarify whether retired officials can serve as representatives under the Act; and
• confirm whether legislation regulating public servants’ right to strike under section 7(3) had been adopted and to specify the current rules governing this right.

While taking note of the Government’s indication that Act No. 18/2014 is currently under review, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the specific legislation governing the exercise of freedom of association for the 16 categories of civil servants mentioned above and to clarify the rules currently applicable to the election of retired officials, as well as to the exercise of the right to strike by civil servants.

Labour Act (Act No. 13/2023)

Article 3. Right of trade unions to formulate their programmes. The Committee had previously requested the Government to take the necessary measures to amend the following provisions of the Labour Act No. 23/2007:

• section 189, which provides for compulsory arbitration for the essential services listed in section 205, which include services that go beyond the definition of essential services in the strict sense of the term;
• section 207, which provides that the strike notice shall indicate the duration of the strike; and finally
• section 212, under which a strike may be ended by a decision of the mediation and arbitration body.

The Committee notes with regret the Government’s indication that despite the adoption of the new Labour Act No. 13/2023, no amendment has been made in this regard to new sections 105(4), and 209(4), 211 and 216). The Committee requests the Government to take all necessary measures to bring the new legislation into conformity with the Convention. It requests the Government to provide information on all progress in this regard and reminds it that it may avail itself of the technical assistance of the Office.