Análise do nível de cobertura da segurança social obrigatória em Moçambique: caso de trabalhadores por conta própria do sector da pesca artesanal nos Bairros de Guachene e Praia Nova 2015-2019

Abstract

In the present work we intend to carry out a set of reflections on social protection considered as one of the mechanisms created to guarantee the moral, physical and mental integrity of the individual in a society. In this sense, we intend to develop an analysis around the coverage of the Regime of by the Compulsory Social Security system in Mozambique taking into account the characteristics and the context in which these workers are inserted and develop their activities. Given the weak capacity of employability of the State, the majority of workers in Mozambique are employed in the informal This is characterised by a high rate of informality, low levels of schooling or literacy among workers, difficult access to the means of information workers, difficult access to means of information and communication, and low and unstable incomes. In Mozambique there are three levels of the social protection system, but the present study focuses on the Compulsory Social Security with a look at the social security system. Compulsory Social Security with a focus on the Self Employed Regime (PCT) that mostly develop their activities in the Informal develop their activities in the Informal Labour Market in order to guarantee income and survival with the family. with the family. We take as case study of the present research, the artisanal fishermen of the district of Praia Nova in the city of Beira, Beira Province. Beira City, Sofala Province and Guachene District in Katembe District, Maputo City, whose activities activities involve high risks to their well-being and that of their families given the conditions and nature of their work. Thus, we made possible a comparative study to understand the similarities and differences between the fishermen in the central zone (Sofala Province) and the southern zone (Maputo City) of the country. 29 artisanal fishers were interviewed, 11 of whom in Praia Nova and 18 in Guachene. From the research carried out, it was possible to ascertain that of the total of 52780 PCTs registered in the SSO, only 11785 are active, which corresponds to only 22.32% of the registered TCP's, none of whom are artisanal fishermen, and of the 29 artisanal fishermen interviewed, only 3 are registered only 3 are registered with the SSO but do not currently channel their contributions to the SSO as Artisanal Fishermen due to lack of understanding about the procedures and advantages of channelling their contributions to the SSO.