A meeting was held on Thursday, 27 August 2026, at the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC, IP) with a team from the Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Action to present and discuss the targeted revision of the Labour Law ( Revisão Pontual da Lei do Trabalho). The meeting was chaired by INTIC Chairman of the Board Lourino Chemane, accompanied by Technical and Operational Affairs Administrator Constantino Sotomane and other INTIC representatives.
The meeting aimed to ensure that the proposed revision of the Labour Law responds to emerging challenges in the world of work, taking into account the growth of digital technologies and the need to harmonise the legislation with other national legal instruments and public policies, with particular emphasis on work carried out through digital platforms, including app-based transport services, goods delivery and other services mediated by technology platforms.
Lourino Chemane highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation between the institutions and called for an approach that takes specific groups into account, particularly children and women.
He also stressed the importance of ensuring the inclusion of workers who carry out their activities through digital platforms, guaranteeing the protection of their fundamental rights.
Chemane also referred to the need to develop mechanisms to regulate the digital environment to ensure that technology platforms are used safely, transparently and responsibly.
He also highlighted the importance of protecting children’s rights and referred to INTIC’s work on legislation related to electronic transactions, saying that the institution’s experience could contribute to the revision of labour legislation.
For her part, Celina Mucambe, a representative of the Legal Office of the Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Action, highlighted the importance of protecting workers’ fundamental rights, properly classifying employment relationships, identifying employers or entities responsible for digital platforms, and creating mechanisms for dispute resolution, for the inspection and regulation of these activities through a technical and multidisciplinary approach.
Celina Mucambe also acknowledged the importance of INTIC’s work and pointed to the need to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions, particularly in the implementation of digital platforms, ensuring that citizens are aware of how they operate and that their operation is based on principles of transparency, including algorithmic transparency.
The meeting between INTIC and the Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Action underscores the importance of dialogue and institutional coordination in building an inclusive, safe and transparent digital ecosystem. It contributes to the creation of mechanisms to protect digital platform workers while promoting innovation and economic and social development.
