The Minister of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security (“MAPTSS”), jointly with the Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas (“MIREMPEG”), approved Order No. 1903/20, of 24 April 2020, by means of which a working group was created with the purpose of analyzing the remuneration systems currently practiced in the oil sector and proposing measures that would provide stability and equality and guarantee social peace within the industry’s companies. The working group comprises representatives of both Ministries, ANPG – Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels National Agency, Angola National Bank, ACEPA – Associação das Companhias de Exploração e Produção de Angola (Association of the E&P Companies of Angola), AECIPA – Associação das Empresas Contratadas da Indústria Petrolífera de Angola (Association of the Petroleum Industry Contractor Companies of Angola), and the main trade unions of the national oil sector.
 
The following tasks have been assigned to the working group: (i) to propose criteria to be adopted when remuneration systems are being prepared; (ii) to define the mandatory base structure of the remuneration (salary and allowances) to be applied by companies in the sector, as well as mechanisms for the relevant adjustment; (iii) to present proposals that enable the implementation of collective bargaining agreements within the industry; and iv) to present any relevant additional proposals that may contribute to the stability of employment relationships within the industry.
 
Order No. 1903/20 came into force immediately. The working group has sixty (60) days to present a report on its activity to MIREMPEG.

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