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Foreign service dispatches: Mozambique. LourencoMarques_1975-12-11-A151

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Boston UniversityOpenBU http://open.bu.eduAfrican Studies Library Foreign Service Dispatches: Mozambique1975-12-11Foreign service dispatches:Mozambique.LourencoMarques_1975-12-11-A151https://hdl.handle.net/2144/19828Boston University-,, .·tI) ,"-0- ,.....- ;... .i-.---:---- --_ ... ~,.' I-.~)I ~-'. -, ----+--t--t--1INFO :USDOCDEPT PASS:ADA CO," ono.2>NT FROM : ~p.E!!lbassyLOURENOO1Ifo.R'WV..s DATE, Dec. 11, 1975-Tn KMO SUBJECT: Labor- Ileve.Lcpments in f!ozambique, -rIlEF. : A-1.16r The Minister of Labor has designated the members of ~Iee levelsNatienal, Provincial and Local -- of Labor Com:1liuees est abli.shcdby Order llo , 82/75 of October 11, 1975 and report cd refair. Thefollolting coverrunent official" or private individuals will be onthese co~~ttecs:1. NATIlrlALLABOROOMMITTEEPresident: Teodato H. da Silva HUNGAUIiNA(Labor Ministryofficial)M~bers: nogerio Daniel JAUA~E(Hayor of Matola, anindustrial area ncar Lour-enco Marques).Esper ancn FEJU:EInA(Licentiate in La", endChief Technical Af,sistant, Labor llepartClcnt).2. MAPUTOPROVINCIALAlJOROJ~ITTEE1President: Adelino RIIlEInO (Director, Department of Labor----itftd-~al Affairs)P~Q~/~R Daniel MAGAIA(Labor D~partment official)DEPARTMENTOF STATE ,,/ClJ'J/ f'~1cint CiIEMAN£(Labor Inapcc to r-)REVIEWEDBY hI,. 0->1. 'l ~ (, IRST) LOCALLABOROJMHITTEE( .RDS0 or XDS [J EXT. PATE President: Rern~r< iO Lopes AFONSO1S AUTH_ _~ REASOil:WP:.;~;::r.::;s~:_---,;Mal~?~<,-ilI:;-.ltanaVALENTE(Labor Dept. official)EfmORSE EX:STINGMM I~ 0 Amaldc N01-IDORO(Labor Inspector)DECLASSIFIEbl0' ~~LU sA~~[S"" ':RELI:.ASED~NIEDd . . <.l~P~A~O;I;F~O;I;E::X:E:M:P:'l1~O:=NS~.~"~~U':~~'_<;flm;~".~'":i_=_:_~_~~-~-L;I~ll;'_T~E.;.~~_O;F~!~Al:~:~-~--:---_-- """"~,, :~~~iJ: _I~",,;,-",., --I'"~';":~-,:;;;:",~-,,.0. clo .. .1".~,~, b"r./C:DJSoares-Rcb~lot:R-'l<,v-l-y:r-s H2/1U/75 --I - -- : ~F :;;HC::AAI'enale~..L_~---l _(.I.W(,,"IJI, \-------------------------- , , ......',.. ","''''',(I/,.;l1UIUTEn OFHCIAL USE A-I ,I f ron: 1Au;'eq~~ Barques~ ~. ~. 2.-~'-""--~---> ,, ,, , ,, . ,"'. "',. -:- ~"""1" r s-4, SOFALAPROVINCIALLAfOR OJI~UTIEEPresident:l:~!:bcr5:SupportingGeraldo A. CHIr.NI I7ZATooas J. MAZE:l[,:l and Luis A.V.C. da F~ HACEDOHember: Louren~o J. HMRA5. I3IRA LOCALLAlJOROJI:UTTEEPresident:1~cwbcr8:SUPPOrtingltiguel A. ALmgoGuilhenne !!AVILA and Os6rioMe:>ber: Ant6nio PADECIMENTOII. MATARIAMembers of the first three Co~ttees were desianated on October 22,and those of the latter two on November 1, by a decision of the Ministerof Labor. Members are still to be designated for the ~uren~o MarquesLocal Labor Colll!luttee and the Ilatola Local Labor CollUllittee.A special decision of the ttinister of Labor on October 20; 1975 orderedthat all five of the old Sindieatos Naeionals (National Labor Unions)operating in Bcira ~i th their own Exeeuti ve CoIlUllittees will bete~porarily controlled by one central Executive Committee (COmissaoAdninistrativa) made up as follows:.President: Eugenio RAH:uN1JOPcrmenen r Secretary: Joao PF..D1mSecond Secretary: Dinis Hanuel da CRUZMembers: Jose ALI - Nhica GORE- Alfredo D• .p-!MffiE _ AlbertollAIlmJA - Alberto H. SITOE - Joaquim R. da OJSTA _Ant6nio HAIlTINS- Isaias M.V. LANGA- AntonioOJRREIA DASILVA - Joaquim A. 'Carvalho do s SANTOS.The sindicatos (labor unions) affected are:1. Sindicato Naeional dos Ferroviarios de Hanica e Sofala e doPessoal do Porto da Beira (National Syndicate of Ilanica andSofala Railway Workers and Ueira Port Personnel)2. Sindicato Naeional dos Empregados de Escri torio de Ilanica eSofala (National Syndicate of Manica and Sofala Office\lorkers)3. Sindicato Nacional dos Empregados do C<>mercio c da Industriado Distri to de Ilanica e Sofala (National Syndicate of Ifani( aand Sofala Commerce and Industry Employees)':4. Sindicato Nacional dos Op~rarios da Constru~ao CIvil eOfI cro s Correlativos do DJ.strito de Ila:'lica e Sofal a (NationalSyndicate of Manica and Sofala District Civil Cons t ruc tionWorkers and Allied Personnel)()r/'.UMITE.O OITICIAI. USE,. ,A-l51 fronLcurcn\" Barques• ,- r'. flr"I to.. • , _..... . • (".. n .. ~5. Sindici\to Nacional d;}~ H!J::uri~t~··\:: Of';'c..a..uswrrl..~ldtivus ltODistrito de Mmica e Sofala (liational Syndicate ol'o>fo'.am.caandSofala District Auto Dri vet-s and Allied Personnel). c-h decision of the llinister of Labor, dated Noyember 28, 1975, hasordered that the func t i ons , aseccs , and liabilities of the fourSirdicator, Necionais (Labor Unions) of the Zruobe:riaProvince areto--ret"cnsferrcd to the Vsiao dos Trallalhadorcs d'l Za",bc.in (Vnionof Z=be.in Noricers), orllanized Septecber 15, 1975 to td<e over- ther~agecont ~d operations of the local groups of the four Sindicatoslli!.£!~, viz.:1. SinMento Nacional dos FJn re ados de Co"crcio e Industriado..P.j.strito da 7.n",b(,zi"National Syndicate of Commerceand Industry Et1ployees of the Zambe:ria District);2. SiaMcnto Macional dos EmpreKados de Escrit6rio doIlistrito da Zi\!!'bCzia(National Syndicate of the OfficeE::ployces of th" l:ambezia District);3. §.!odicnto 11.,cionaldoo Operarios da Constnll,no Civil eOfieies Correlativos do Ilistrito da Zarobczia (National~lidleat" of th" Civil Construction and Allied Personnelof the Z""b,,:riaDistrict);4. Sindicnto !lneional des Motoristas e Oficios Correlativos'doni-strito da Zanbezia (l1ational Syndicate of the t.utoDrivers end Allied Personnel of the Zambezia District).oolr~r: The designation of government officials and party cembersto these labor coccittees illustrates the government's policy ofseeking intinute contact with and control over laborers, f ar-ner-s ,end white collRr workers. Labor activities under the Portuguesehad been severely restricted. After the signing of the Lusaka},grec~cnt in Scptc~ber 1974, WOr-cers were able to orG"ni:e '-orefreely and were allowed to strike. The Transitional Governmenthad very little cachinery to control unions, however 2nd wasdissatisfied with the old system of labor courts, hence- the creationof these boards and co~ssions.Post-independence orientation and actions of GPRfl gave wOrker groupssubstantial voice in the management and operations of companies andagriculUtral entities. The nc~ labor co~ssions allow the horkersto exercise their new rights ~ithin the newly-created system for.djudication of disputes but keep union activities under control of>he government and according to the political line of Frelimo •\ r•LHUTED OFFICIAL USE r•• -r--- ..• __ , A ~• • ., ~ f·.r"UtlITED OFFICIAL USE A-I51 fromLour~o f~rquc,IIf•• ••• •• • •• ••••••••••••• •• ••• ••• • •• •• ••• ••• • • •• • • ••• ••• ••• •• • • ••• • ••• •• ••The four unions iJ2. th-: .~cl!r;.\ ¢'O~a:a>:d.,ne!",. 'C:¢I~ter~a'Cu :t,. 'theLourenco Ilarques-Hatola industrial area form the largest group of~~rl,er.. In particular, putting the stevedores' groups under-nora direct control means the party will be able to keep close\ tab. on the most independent and potent:ially troublesome grouplof wor!,ers •.,,1~,•1~)i1jLl Ml TI.;o Ot'FICIAL USE•• ••• • ••• • • •• •• • • • ••• ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • ••• • • 0 • • • • •• • •• • • • • • • • •• • •• • •• • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • ••• ••• • • • •• •• • ••• 0 ••• • •01.

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