Summary

This study, developed with support from the ACTION/Portugal project, identifies the main obstacles faced by workers in the informal economy to access contributory social security schemes in Mozambique, and presents a set of recommendations for overcoming those obstacles. It was launched on 13 October 2021 in a dedicated session on informal economy during the International Conference on Social Protection that took place in Maputo and was organized by the Mozambican Civil Society Platform for Social Protection (PSCM-PS) with technical and financial support from the ILO.