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? 
  • National Employment Promotion Act
  • Social Security Act
  • Labour Institution Act
  • Constitution Act
  • Employment Act

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