The Mozambique Leaf Tobacco company management has assured the Mozambican government that the majority of the labour to be employed in its tobacco-processing unit would be Mozambican nationals.
John Allan, manager for the Africa division of the American company Universal Leaf Africa that owns the venture, gave this assurance following speculations that the company was employing mainly foreigners, in detriment of Mozambicans.
A source of the Mozambican Labour Ministry said that Allan sent a letter to the deputy Labour Minister Soares Nhaca assuring him that the company will abide by the Mozambican labour legislation.
The Mozambican government has been discouraging companies from contracting foreign experts for requirements that could be met at local level, a move that is being followed to the letter, as confirmed by the Professional Training and Employment National Institute (INEFP).
The Labour Ministry praised the move from the Mozambique Leaf Tobacco", stating that the government expects the companies to abide by the rules, because Mozambique is a sovereign country and has its own rules.
Mozambique Leaf Tobacco is investing 40 million dollars in the construction of a tobacco proccessing factory in Tete. (Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique, 09.08.05)
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