The usage of unskilled manual labour is extensive in services of cargo handling (and the market have no problem regarding availability to high levels of unemployment) but expensive in comparison with other neighbour countries except for South Africa & Zimbabwe. The port industries (private sector) is investing in handling equipment aiming to reduce the cost of the unskilled labour. Note that some port terminals in coordination with private stevedoring companies jointly participate in organising (in house) regular job training and short time technical & awareness training aiming to improve quality of handling and safety of cargo and/or reduce risk of incidents. Majority of the stevedoring (unskilled labour) is contracted based on tonnage manipulated however, incentives are given in form of insurance against incidents in the operational area and currency to support transportation home/working place (trying to avoid not only the absenteeism and/or tentatively keeping the best labour as possible). The Unions are usually supportive of labour strikes specially in the absence of salary occurrence resulted as consequence of the financial crisis which affected all areas of business private or state owned.
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Labour Rate(s) Overview |
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Cost |
Rate as of 17/11/2017 |
Daily General Worker (Unskilled casual labour) |
By sector minimum salary applicable by law Agricultura 15,003.00 Kwanzas Transport, Services & Manufacturing Industry 18, 750.00 Kwanzas Commerce &Extractive Industry 22.504,50 |
1 USD =165,919
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Daily General Worker (Semi-skilled labour) |
Government Office clerk & typewriter 23, 173.92 Kwanzas |
1 USD =165,919
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Skilled Worker |
Government Head Officer of Administration 33, 707.52 Kwanzas
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1 USD =165,919
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