Perfil migratório dos vendedores informais na Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This project aims to study the migratory profile of informal vendors in the city of Maputo, focusing on demographic characteristics, namely sex, age, education, place of origin and income, and the factors that explain their insertion in the informal sector. The research project assumes that informal trade represents one of the main subsistence alternatives for the migrant population, especially given the limitations of the formal labor market. The research project assumes that internal migrations in Mozambique are marked by patterns of circularity and adaptation, reflecting territorial and social inequalities between rural and urban regions. The city of Maputo, as the main pole of attraction, welcomes a growing number of migrants who, faced with the scarcity of formal employment, resort to informal trade as a strategy for survival and economic integration. In this context, the aim is to understand migratory trajectories, the motivations for migration to the capital, the difficulties faced and the economic survival strategies adopted by them.