Park, fao, and patience mutopo, cologne centre for african studies, university of cologne, germany. A brief history of community health worker programs. Gender dimensions of informal work and social insurance 4 2. In tanzania, at least two contradictory meanings of participation are circulating amongst development workers. The 1999 national framework for good governance nfgg detailed policy components of this strategy. Workers participation is a system where workers and management share important information with each other and participate in decision taking. A case of tanzania teachers union by mohamed mussa a dissertation submitted to mzumbe university dar es salaam campus college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of science in accounting and finance m sc. Tpsc is intended to satisfy the training needs of all. The tanzania public service college tpsc was established in august 2000 to train the public service through inservice training and development. Researchers clearly explained that participation was voluntary and that the participant can decline to participate at any time if she wished to. The dynamics of workers participation and decision making. The union of tanzanian workers or jumuiya ya wafanyakazi tanzania juwata was thus founded in the following year. Even though informal employment in tanzania accounts for more than 80% of the country economic activities, the inclusion of this category in the labor market analysis has been under debate wamuthenya, 2010. Tanzania has made impressive strides in health, but teenage pregnancy is especially common which is reflected in low school retention rates.
The workers have the permission to form labor unions. Traditionally the concept of workers participation in management wpm refers to participation of nonmanagerial employees in the. Tucta the trade union congress of tanzania7 the sole national trade union federation in tanzania is the trade union congress of tanzania tucta, which was established in 2001 under the trade unions act of 1998. Tucta the trade union congress of tanzania 7 the sole national trade union federation in tanzania is the trade union congress of tanzania tucta, which was established in 2001 under the trade unions act of 1998. Various cultural and social factors limit youth participation but efforts are being made to encourage civic and political participation of youth. Tanzanias health system and workforce crisis springerlink. Even now the entire programme is based on the implementation of this directive.
Significant sociopolitical changes have, since 1990, occurred in south africa, heralding a an era of democracy. The second phase of data collection focused on quantifying some variables on pertinent issues discussed during the indepth interview and focus group discussions. Higher education system and jobless graduates in tanzania. Womens participation in rural labour markets varies considerably across regions, but invariably women are over represented in unpaid, seasonal and parttime work, and the available evidence suggests that women are often paid less than men, for the same work. The participation process can be individual, involving a single worker, or done in a form of group participation. Workers participation in management linkedin slideshare. It continued the nutas tradition of complete loyalty to the ruling party, 2 but covered all of tanzania, including zanzibar, although the government of the region was reluctant to allow unionist activity to resume on the island.
The government is also implementing international commitments as enshrined in the united nations charter and on the human. Although policy makers realise the central role which teachers play in achieving this, the living and working conditions of. In the first phase, qualitative data based on workers participation in tanzania during and after the introduction of structural adjustment programs in tanzania were collected. Dec 20, 2012 this introduction to tanzania s health system and acute workforce shortage familiarizes readers with the context in which health professions education takes place. United republic of tanzania of 1977, in so far as they apply to employment and labour relations and conditions of work. The former was a colony and part of german east africa from the 1880s to 1919, when, under the league of nations, it became a british mandate. The text focuses on the details of workers participation in politics and enterprise. Methods of workers participation in management mba. One, concerning empowerment and the facilitation of local decisionmaking, is. In tanzania, the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases ntds remains of major concern with over 40 million people in 20 requiring mass drug administration mda for onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, soiltransmitted helminths, schistosomiasis and trachoma mwingira et al. The government of tanzania has expressed commitment to support womens entrepreneurship through a number of policy pronouncements as well as specific support programmes. Extending longterm care coverage for older persons 91. Enabling gender equality and empowering women are critical to advancing progress and growth in tanzania.
Every four people in five in the tanzanian labor force work in agriculture. Sobo fisheries division, dar es salaam, tanzania t. There is just one labor federation in tanzania, and it is the trade union congress. Sabinet workers participation in management in tanzania. Since sex work is illegal in tanzania, participants were asked to use pseudonyms during consenting to protect their identity. The concept of workers participation in management is based on human relations approach to management which brought about a new set of values to.
The dynamics of workers participation and decision making in. The participation can be either direct, which means workers or groups of workers get involved immediately, or indirect through representatives, who can be works councils, trade unions or any other kind of representative. Workers participation in management is an essential ingredient of industrial democracy. The reconstruction and development programme envisages worker participation as an element of economic growth based on the empowerment and motivation of the workforce. Women at work trends 2016 international labour organization. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do. E ncouraging individual income taxation to boost the participation of women in the labour force 92. This is due to the nature, size and output of informal sector employment in tanzania where agriculture is. Every area has a different labor laws in the mainland tanzania and zanzibar, and the workers belonging to the zanzibar and should not join the unions in the mainland. It was established, under a slightly different name, in 1987 by the two largest danish confederations, the danish federation of trade unions lo and the danish. Sep 19, 2010 workers participation is a system where workers and management share important information with each other and participate in decision taking.
National strategy for youth involvement in agriculture nsyia 20162021 foreword in tanzania, the youths provide an opportunity for increased economic development through their involvement in agriculture, which is the main activity in rural areas. The tanzania public service college tpsc was established in august 2000 to train the public service through in service training and development. Reduction of maternal, newborn and child deaths in tanzania is to develop a cadre or defined cadres of community health workers chws that are welltrained and equipped to address basic hivaids needs at the community level for improved quality in health. While mda is the primary strategy for controlling schistosomiasis and other ntds, by not. Community health workers training and deployment in tanzania. Facilitators and barriers to linkage to hiv care and.
The african great lakes nation of tanzania dates formally from 1964, when it was formed out of the union of the much larger mainland territory of tanganyika and the coastal archipelago of zanzibar. Extending social insurance to informal workers i table of contents preface ii acknowledgements iii abbreviations iii executive summary iv 1 introduction 1 2 trends and concepts. Tanzanian women and girls remain among the most marginalized and underutilized citizens in subsaharan africa. Medard tanzania fisheries research institute, mwanza, tanzania f. Although policy makers realise the central role which teachers play in achieving this, the living and working conditions of teachers have not improved significantly. The tanzania domestic workerservant is defined as any person employed wholly or partly as a cook, house servant, waiter, butler, maidservant, valet, bar attendant, groom, gardener, washman or watchman. Th e tanzanian population and housing census phc, 2012 shows that, about 67 per cent. Numbers were assigned to every participant for reference during discussion. Abstract this paper is concerned with an investigation of the existing level of worker participation in. The policy decision to involve workers in the management of enterprises in tanzania was made and announced in february 1970 in the form of presidential directive.
The labour force participation rate for women is high, at 92. Workers participation in management what is human resource. Employment and labour relations act cap 366 tanzania. The united republic of tanzania performs poorly with regard to overall secondary school enrolment, with gross enrolment ratios of 31. In the 2006 world economic forum global gender gap report tanzania was ranked number 1 globally, out of 115 countries, in terms of womens economic participation. Challenges to equity, opportunity for diversity paper presented at the fourteenth conference of commonwealth education ministers 14 ccem halifax, nova scotia, canada, 27 30 november, 2000. The paper touches on poverty rates, population growth, and characteristics of the health system. Womens important contribution to economic activity in tanzania is well recognized. The role of community participation for sustainable. Good governance, local government, accountability and. The bold attempt, in the form of the millennium development goals mdg set by the. The united republic of tanzania tanzania ministry of. Total tanzania 30 148 44 725 3,939 3 2,918 64,691 44,928,923 51.
The living and working conditions of teachers in tanzania. In this act, unless the context requires otherwise. All the observed correlations are stronger among labormanaged firms firms owned and controlled by workers than among participatory capitalist firms firms adopting one or more participation schemes involving. The critical shortage of trained health staff is a major challenge facing the health sector, aggravated by low motivation of the few. Internal factors such as poor infrastructure, low education levels, poverty, and diseases exacerbate the extent of these challenges.
Njau who, joshua levens cdc, eimear ncdermott embassy. Less than onetenth of these workers belong to any union. Promoting decent work for care professionals, including domestic and migrant workers 90. Promoting familyfriendly flexible working arrangements 91. Tanzanian women and girls must have greater access to and control over resources, opportunities, and decisionmaking power in order to sustainably reduce extreme poverty, build. It served as a british military outpost during world war. The concept of workers participation in management is based on human relations approach to management which brought about a new set of values to labour and management. This introduction to tanzanias health system and acute workforce shortage familiarizes readers with the context in which health professions education takes place. In tanzania,as in many other countries in africa,improving the quality of education is considered a fundamental goal towards universal primary education. Tanzania background tanzania, situated on the eastern side of africa, is a country faced with major challenges.
1021 671 1096 1025 1278 62 1234 1340 1087 1443 1369 75 1083 453 219 322 1313 244 1565 1019 337 84 936 220 1200 589 856 716 628