Thursday, September 27, 2012
Descrimination Against Intellectually Disabled People
I came across the most interesting video!! This video is produced by the
International Labour Organization, and it basically talks about the employment
of intellectually disabled people. Unfortunately this video doesn't really have
much relevance to my goal, so I won't be going more into this specific topic.
But I still found it interesting, so check it out and let me know what you
think!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Taking Action
Due to the fact that the Area of Interaction that I am
focusing on for this project is Community and Service, I have been looking
quite a bit into the "action" side of things. In a recent reflection
of mine I wrote about how I, as an individual need to focus more on inspiring
others to take action, by my own action. When my mentor read my reflection we
talked about how that "individual" doesn't actually have to be me,
but instead I could take "action" to realize which individuals can
create change, in other words "take action" to improve certain
aspects of labour.
Personally, and using evidence from the interviews, I think education is where everything starts. Let's face it, right from the beginning education is what leads you to your job. The reason why labourers have jobs which pay a low salary is probably because they don’t have a rich past in education.
Another aspect of education is that do labourers even know their own rights? Something to really think about is, is it actually their responsibility to be aware of their rights and all the laws, or is it the governments, or the employer’s job, to educate their employee...? What do you think??
Personally, and using evidence from the interviews, I think education is where everything starts. Let's face it, right from the beginning education is what leads you to your job. The reason why labourers have jobs which pay a low salary is probably because they don’t have a rich past in education.
Another aspect of education is that do labourers even know their own rights? Something to really think about is, is it actually their responsibility to be aware of their rights and all the laws, or is it the governments, or the employer’s job, to educate their employee...? What do you think??
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Interview with Joyce Msengi Nullings
1.) What is your job? I am the Human Resource manager and that basically means I keep the school in order with the government's regulations. I am here to ensure that all the labor laws are understood, all the staff are treated well, and lastly I "connect" to immigration on the work permit of International staff.
2.) How is your job important to the school? My job is very important to the school because it acts like a bridge between employees and the employers.
3.) How do the workers know their rights? It's my job to train them, and to educate them with all the information that I know, and I also get a lot of help from the labour office. There are also scheduled trainings where I meet up with the employers to educate them. Also there's the Association of the Tanzania Employer (ATE) which takes place.
4.) How do you educate yourself on the different labour laws? I usually learn through the Labour Office, and I participate in workshops that are also provided by the Labour Office. Also the ATE provides education, and then there is also the resource and aid of the Government Act and Supplement.
5.)How do you ensure that the school follows all the laws? It's my job to inform any new changes that takes place in the laws or acts, and there is also ongoing communication that takes place through meetings etc...
6.) What do you do if you get a complain from a worker? First of all I listen to the complaint, and then I take the "necessary action". This basically means that I make sure the situation is resolved. You can't really have a certain procedure, because it really just depends on the complaint and whether its solvable or not.
7.) What are the five most important rights that each worker should or has to have?
Whenever there is a maternity leave, the government has left it very "open". There is no closure with the law, meaning there is no appointed time limit for certain aspects of maternity. The government should appoint a certain time limit for something such as breast feeding, so that there are no excuses to elongate working hours.
2.) How is your job important to the school? My job is very important to the school because it acts like a bridge between employees and the employers.
3.) How do the workers know their rights? It's my job to train them, and to educate them with all the information that I know, and I also get a lot of help from the labour office. There are also scheduled trainings where I meet up with the employers to educate them. Also there's the Association of the Tanzania Employer (ATE) which takes place.
4.) How do you educate yourself on the different labour laws? I usually learn through the Labour Office, and I participate in workshops that are also provided by the Labour Office. Also the ATE provides education, and then there is also the resource and aid of the Government Act and Supplement.
5.)How do you ensure that the school follows all the laws? It's my job to inform any new changes that takes place in the laws or acts, and there is also ongoing communication that takes place through meetings etc...
6.) What do you do if you get a complain from a worker? First of all I listen to the complaint, and then I take the "necessary action". This basically means that I make sure the situation is resolved. You can't really have a certain procedure, because it really just depends on the complaint and whether its solvable or not.
7.) What are the five most important rights that each worker should or has to have?
- Safety
- Non-descrimination
- Salary
- Benifits according to their job
- Education
Whenever there is a maternity leave, the government has left it very "open". There is no closure with the law, meaning there is no appointed time limit for certain aspects of maternity. The government should appoint a certain time limit for something such as breast feeding, so that there are no excuses to elongate working hours.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Interview with Samwel G. Madulanga
1.) What are the recent labour law? The most recent act is the Employment and Labour Relation act in 2004. There have also been adjustments to some of the laws, including good practices, Labour Institution Act, last but not least the Rules of 2007,
2.) What criterion's are used in order to come up with the laws?
4.) Is the average Tanzanian aware of their labour rights, and laws? It's hard to say whether the average Tanzanian knows his/her rights, because there are many factors that each individual has, which affects their understanding. Tanzanian citizen can either come from a rural or urban background and this affects their education, the urban being more aware, and rural less aware. Their understanding of the labour laws is also affected by lack of awareness, or accessibility to media.
5.) What is the worker does not agree with the terms and conditions of the law? If this situation occurs then there is no agreement. Both the employer, and employee have to comply. For example every worker has to have a minimum of 28 days for holiday per year, and every worker and employer has to follow this. A worker cannot ask for more days, unless the employer decides it.
6.) How many people are involved in the making of the law? There are many people that are involved in the making of the law. All members of the parliament are involved, because Tanzania is a democratic country, therefore all the members represent us.
7.) Do all the parties have to agree to the law, in order to actually enforce it? It's usually a majority's vote, the votes consist of different political parties. In order to get a bill passed, you have to get many people's attention.
8.)When there is a new law, how is it advertised? Usually media is the main source of advertisement, things such as TV, radio, social media's etc... Also a particular minister will make sure that the law is well known, and there are also palinary discussions. It's also lawyers responsibility to raise awareness to people. The Act's are also sold in different places, and sold for a cheap price, so that it is affordable to a wide range of people.
9.)How do you make sure that the employer is actually following the laws? There is something called Trade Unions, which is something different types of job's have. Once the Trade Union is put into action, it provides education to the employer and the employee. The Trade Union educates about topics such as rights, responsibilities etc..
10.) What are the 5 most important labour laws?
2.) What criterion's are used in order to come up with the laws?
- The bills in the parliament (proposal)
- Draft law accepted by president
- Regulations made by minister
- Youth development also made by minister
4.) Is the average Tanzanian aware of their labour rights, and laws? It's hard to say whether the average Tanzanian knows his/her rights, because there are many factors that each individual has, which affects their understanding. Tanzanian citizen can either come from a rural or urban background and this affects their education, the urban being more aware, and rural less aware. Their understanding of the labour laws is also affected by lack of awareness, or accessibility to media.
5.) What is the worker does not agree with the terms and conditions of the law? If this situation occurs then there is no agreement. Both the employer, and employee have to comply. For example every worker has to have a minimum of 28 days for holiday per year, and every worker and employer has to follow this. A worker cannot ask for more days, unless the employer decides it.
6.) How many people are involved in the making of the law? There are many people that are involved in the making of the law. All members of the parliament are involved, because Tanzania is a democratic country, therefore all the members represent us.
7.) Do all the parties have to agree to the law, in order to actually enforce it? It's usually a majority's vote, the votes consist of different political parties. In order to get a bill passed, you have to get many people's attention.
8.)When there is a new law, how is it advertised? Usually media is the main source of advertisement, things such as TV, radio, social media's etc... Also a particular minister will make sure that the law is well known, and there are also palinary discussions. It's also lawyers responsibility to raise awareness to people. The Act's are also sold in different places, and sold for a cheap price, so that it is affordable to a wide range of people.
9.)How do you make sure that the employer is actually following the laws? There is something called Trade Unions, which is something different types of job's have. Once the Trade Union is put into action, it provides education to the employer and the employee. The Trade Union educates about topics such as rights, responsibilities etc..
10.) What are the 5 most important labour laws?
- Employment and Labour Relation Act
- Labour Institution Act
- Social Security
- Income Tax Act
- Constitution Act
Monday, September 3, 2012
Interview with Labour Officer Incharge
1.) What are the recent labour laws? The most recent act was in 2004. It is the Labour Institution Act.
2.) What criterion's are used in order to come up with the laws? It really depends on the economic situation of the time, and what type of people we are dealing with. We have to keep in mind the shareholder, and the workers rights. If there is a complaint from any of them, we have to rethink our law.
3.) What are the biggest difficulties of coming up with a law? The process of getting the law finalized is very long and tedious, it has to go through many different people, for example we have to send it to the minister's council, and from there on there are too many people to name. Also each community deals with each sector, so I can't name all the difficulties, because it varies.
4.) Is the average Tanzanian aware of their labour rights, and laws? No, the average Tanzanian, isn't aware of their rights, I would say below average amount of people are aware. There are many reasons to this, depending on factors such as their education, and where they are from.
5.) What is the worker does not agree with the terms and conditions of the law? Then there is a dispute, and then the law has to be reconsidered, and has to go through other criterion's and then it has to be decided if the workers complain is valid.
6.) How many people are involved in the making of the law? There are too many to name, but mostly its all the parties in the government and also the parliament
7.) Do all the parties have to agree to the law, in order to actually enforce it? In the end everyone has to come to a compromise, for it to go through.
8.)When there is a new law, how is it advertised? After the law is enacted, there is training of certain people to make sure others know of the law. The stakeholders will train their own workers, and its a whole training process. There isn't any "advertising"/
9.) How do you make sure that the employer is actually following the laws? There is an inspection and if something is found out, then orders are given, and then there is a compliance that takes place. Also if the employee's are complaining they can make a case against their employers.
10.) What are the 5 most important labour laws?
2.) What criterion's are used in order to come up with the laws? It really depends on the economic situation of the time, and what type of people we are dealing with. We have to keep in mind the shareholder, and the workers rights. If there is a complaint from any of them, we have to rethink our law.
3.) What are the biggest difficulties of coming up with a law? The process of getting the law finalized is very long and tedious, it has to go through many different people, for example we have to send it to the minister's council, and from there on there are too many people to name. Also each community deals with each sector, so I can't name all the difficulties, because it varies.
4.) Is the average Tanzanian aware of their labour rights, and laws? No, the average Tanzanian, isn't aware of their rights, I would say below average amount of people are aware. There are many reasons to this, depending on factors such as their education, and where they are from.
5.) What is the worker does not agree with the terms and conditions of the law? Then there is a dispute, and then the law has to be reconsidered, and has to go through other criterion's and then it has to be decided if the workers complain is valid.
6.) How many people are involved in the making of the law? There are too many to name, but mostly its all the parties in the government and also the parliament
7.) Do all the parties have to agree to the law, in order to actually enforce it? In the end everyone has to come to a compromise, for it to go through.
8.)When there is a new law, how is it advertised? After the law is enacted, there is training of certain people to make sure others know of the law. The stakeholders will train their own workers, and its a whole training process. There isn't any "advertising"/
9.) How do you make sure that the employer is actually following the laws? There is an inspection and if something is found out, then orders are given, and then there is a compliance that takes place. Also if the employee's are complaining they can make a case against their employers.
10.) What are the 5 most important labour laws?
- National Employment Promotion Act
- Social Security Act
- Labour Institution Act
- Constitution Act
- Employment Act
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