CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
CHAPTER III
SOCIAL ORGANISATION
Article 112
Labour
1. Labour is the driving force of development and shall merit respect and
protection.
2. The State shall promote the fair distribution of the proceeds of labour.
3. The State maintains that everyone should receive equal pay for equal work.
Article 113
Education
1. The Republic of Mozambique shall promote an educational strategy that aims
towards national unity, wiping out illiteracy, mastering science and technology,
and providing citizens with moral and civic values.
2. The State shall organise and develop education through a national system of
education.
3. Public education shall not pertain to any religion.
4. Education provided by collective and other private entities shall be
administered in accordance with the law and shall be subject to State control.
5. The State shall not plan education and culture in accordance with any specific
philosophical, aesthetic, political, ideological or religious guidelines.
Article 114
Higher Education
1. Access to public institutions of higher education shall guarantee equal and
equitable opportunities and the democratisation of education, taking into account
the requirements in terms of qualified staff and the raising of educational and
scientific standards of the country.
2. Public institutions of higher education shall be corporate persons governed by
public law, and they shall have legal personality and enjoy scientific, teaching,
financial and administrative autonomy, without prejudice to the appropriate
evaluation of teaching standards, in accordance with the law.
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