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Tanzania BWI unions strengthen organising efforts across industries [BWI] 26-03-2025

Tanzania Unions engage on the national action plan on business and human rights [IndustriALL] 14-07-2024

Tanzania Enough of work-related deaths!—Tanzanian unions [BWI] 01-06-2024

Tanzania Enough of work-related deaths, say unions [BWI] 20-05-2024

Tanzania Arrested union leaders thank Education International and member organisations for their solidarity [Education International] 23-02-2024

Tanzania What Trade Union Congress of Tanzania demands ahead of May Day 2024 [The Citizen] 08-02-2024

Tanzania Unions, other stakeholders hold business and human rights training [BWI] 13-12-2023

Tanzania How Workers’ Council steered PURA’s achievements [The Daily News] 05-11-2023

Tanzania BWI observes healthy union-management relationship in Twiga cement [BWI] 12-10-2023

Tanzania EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union [EI] 30-09-2023


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Enough of work-related deaths!—Tanzanian unions 2024-06-01 [BWI]

Enough of work-related deaths, say unions 2024-05-20 [BWI]

Arrested union leaders thank Education International and member organisations for their solidarity 2024-02-23 [Education International]

What Trade Union Congress of Tanzania demands ahead of May Day 2024 2024-02-08 [The Citizen]

Unions, other stakeholders hold business and human rights training 2023-12-13 [BWI]

How Workers’ Council steered PURA’s achievements 2023-11-05 [The Daily News]

Africa ACPLHR, FAJ hold side event on ‘challenges of media freedom and the safety of journalists’ 2023-10-21 [IFJ]

BWI observes healthy union-management relationship in Twiga cement 2023-10-12 [BWI]

EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union 2023-09-30 [EI]

Turkey ITUC-Africa Statement on the Plight of Turkish Construction Workers on Strike in Tanzania 2023-08-28 [ITUC Africa]

Tax incentives for multinationals not a good policy choice 2023-08-27 [PSI]

Turkey ITUC-Africa supports Turkish Workers' Strike 2023-08-17 [PR]

Tanzania Strike in Tanzania, sit-in in İstanbul 2023-08-16 [Bianet]

Tanzania Turkish Workers in Tanzania down tools, protest unpaid 7 months salaries 2023-08-12 [NP]

Turkey Workers Constructing SGR Are Striking Over Delayed Pay 2023-08-12 [Chanzo]

Migrant workers strike on Tanzanian railways 2023-08-11 [Bianet]

Journalists assaulted while covering political rally 2023-08-08 [IFJ]

Transword to start laying off workers at Zanzibar Airport 2023-05-12 [The Citizen]

Tanzania Stalwart nurse reunited with her parents after decades in Tanzania 2023-03-27 [City Press]

Seafarer unpaid for seven years while Tanzanian Flag ducks its obligations 2022-11-19 [ITF]

Trade union seeks more time in salary negotiations with government 2022-07-30 [The Citizen]

Tanzania public workers in uproar over government low salary raise 2022-07-25 [The Citizen]

Tanzania government increases civil servants' allowances 2022-05-28 [The Citizen]

Why Tanzania workers waited for this May Day 2022-05-02 [The Citizen]

Six media workers died in car crash 2022-01-12 [IFJ]

JOWUTA tells Government to stop issuing general penalties for errors committed by journalists 2021-09-18 [IFJ]

Mgaya on Tucta performance as union prepares for polls 2021-09-06 [The Citizen]

Pay rise, promotions top if the list of workers' expectations 2021-05-02 [The Citizen]

Union inspects COVID-19 measures at cement plants 2020-05-07 [BWU]

Police arrest prominent investigative journalist 2019-08-01 [IFJ]

Informal transport workers boost union membership 2019-02-28 [ITF]

IFJ regrets the death of journalist Timothy Kitundu 2019-02-25 [IFJ]

TUCTA hedges on sacking of pensions funds regulator 2018-12-30 [IPP Media]

Trade unions defend JPM decision pension formula 2018-12-30 [The Citizen]

NGO trains women leaders on sextortion, gender violence at workplace 2018-12-30 [IPP Media]

Magufuli orders a revert to old pension formula amid pressure from workers 2018-12-28 [The Citizen]

Tughe wants government to review pensions 2018-12-23 [The Citizen]

South Africa SA journalist Angela Quintal, colleague released following arrest in Tanzania 2018-11-08 [IOL]

Education helps workers fight #gender-based violence in Tanzania's flower industry 2018-02-02 [equal times]

VIDEO Zambia VIDEO: Women workers in Zambia and Tanzania pledge to fight violence 2017-12-10 [IndustriALL]

Zambia Tanzania-Zambia Railway suspends services due to strike by unpaid workers 2017-12-06 [Business Day]

Children Recovering from Domestic Slavery in Zanzibar 2017-11-19 [freedomunited]

Tanzania Migrant Domestic Workers in Oman, UAE Abused 2017-11-15 [HRW]

Union leaders support efforts to achieve gender equality 2017-07-26 [Education International]

Tanzania Struggles to End Child Labor 2017-04-05 [VOA]

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