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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with 
reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. 
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal 
protection of the law. 
 
But what do the two words so often spoken by all people, Law and employees actually 
mean? 
 
Law, is a set of mandatory provisions that emanate from legislative power and is the 
formula that sets a fixed, constant and measurable relation between human situations. 
As for the word employees: they are those who, on the basis of filling a vacancy in the 
staff, exercise their activity in the central and local bodies of State Apparatus, as stated 
in Chapter II, Article 7 on the role of employees in Mozambique. 
 
The people that work for the state are called public servants and are organized into 
different frameworks. For example, the Mozambique state is organised under the 
following framework: 
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">General Framework, which is subdivided into: Common Framework; Private 
Framework. 
Provincial framework, which is subdivided into: Common Framework and Sectored 
Framework.</div>
 
We must also mention to those of you reading this introduction to make you aware that 
in most states in the world the principles of legality in State government exist and 
require the strict and uncompromising observance of legal rules at all levels of its 
apparatus, including within institutions and organizations, by all employees and 
citizens. It is for this reason and many others that all employees must follow the law. 
Notwithstanding the fact that public servants have duties, for example, in Mozambique 
in article 98 of chapter VII of section I of the EGFE, various obligations were laid 
down in relation to state employees in Mozambique and in one of them it says: 
 
&ldquo;Dedicate yourself to study and apply the law and other decisions of State-governed 
bodies&rdquo;. Furthermore, in article 99, there are special duties for state employees, where 
it is stated: &ldquo;present yourself punctually, correctly and with poise in all places where 
you are engaged in work.&rdquo; 
 
As you can see, working for the state in any country does not only imply financial 
stability. Of course, anybody working in this condition has rights. A practical example 
from Mozambique is in article 103, where the rights of State Apparatus employees are 
described: &ldquo;receive legally established salary, have a daily break to eat and rest, be 
treated fairly and with respect.&rdquo; 
 
As we have said until now, we cannot forget that teachers are state employees and are 
subject to the legislation contained in the General Statute for State employees. The 
current statute applies to all faculty staff who exclusively perform the task of educating 
and training within educational institutions or in courses officially recognised by the 
Mozambique Ministry of Education. 
 
As such, teachers are subject to duties and rights. Some of their duties are: to defend 
the legal order established by the state, to educate their students for the love of the 
people, in dedication to the homeland and in respect for the work, and to develop a 
patriotic conscience in students. And with that we should highlight some of their rights: 
to be integrated into an occupational category according to that defined in the Statute 
and to progress to higher categories; be protected by security measures under the Law. 
Hence, with this task you have the opportunity to learn more about the Law that 
governs the employees of your country, since you yourself are part of this system.

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