Entry #768: LGBT employment discrimination in Mozambique

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Region	Mozambique
Issue	LGBT employment discrimination
Status	Sexual orientation only
Start Date	Aug 1, 2007
End Date	Feb 20, 2024
Description	Until February 2024, there was legal protection for sexual orientation under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.
Sources	Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221817/http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf

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May 28, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Start date and fix of sources.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Start Date	2007	Aug 1, 2007
Description	Until February 2024, there was legal protection under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.	Until February 2024, there was legal protection for sexual orientation under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.
Description	Show Difference Until February 2024, there was legal protection under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007. for sexual orientation under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.
Sources	Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf	Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221817/http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf
Sources	Show Difference Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221817/http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf

May 23, 2025

edited by Nathan. The new Labor Code removed protection for sexual orientation

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
End Date	(none)	Feb 20, 2024
Description	Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007	Until February 2024, there was legal protection under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.
Description	Show Difference Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007 Until February 2024, there was legal protection under Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007.
Sources	: http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf	Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
Sources	Show Difference : http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf Labor Code 13/2023: https://ts.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lei-No-13-2023-de-25-de-Agosto-NOVA-LEI-DO-TRABALHO-BR_165_I_SEI_RIE_2Ao__230831_091658.pdf http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf

Feb 13, 2014

created by murrayhawthorne

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	Original entry
Status	Sexual orientation only
Start Date	2007
End Date	(none)
Description	Articles 4, 5 and 108 of the Labour Law 23/2007
Sources	: http://www.tipmoz.com/library/resources/tipmoz_ media/labour_law_23-2007_1533E71.pdf. http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf