Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - United Republic of Tanzania.Tanganyika (Ratification: 1962)

1. The Committee notes the report provided by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on the application of the Convention for the period ending in May 2005. The Government has established a National Authority responsible for the direction of the National System of Employment Offices which is the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Youth Development and Sports. The major tasks of the Department of Employment include the establishment of the Labour Market Information and Employment Promotion Centres (the Labour Exchange Centres). The Government intends to extend the Labour Exchange Centres in all the regional zones of the country. The Committee requests the Government to continue reporting on the measures adopted by the public employment services to achieve the best possible organization of the employment market, including adapting them to meet the new needs of the economy and the active population (Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention). The Committee further requests the Government to provide statistical information concerning the number of public employment offices established, the number of applications for employment received, the number of vacancies notified and the number of persons placed in employment by such offices - indicating the efforts made to meet the needs of employers and workers in each region of the country (Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention and Part IV of the report form).

2. Cooperation of the social partners. In reply to previous comments, the Government states that no advisory committees have been established nationally, regionally or locally. The Committee nevertheless notes from the report that there is an advisory stakeholder committee in respect of the central institution for providing employment services (Labour Exchange Centre) and a tripartite committee in respect of work permits. The Government, as part of its labour law reform process, intends to establish committees at national and local levels. The Committee notes these developments with interest and hopes that the Government will report on progress in this regard (Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention).

3. Employment needs of people with disabilities and of juveniles. The Government reports that the Welfare Department has an affirmative programme of contacting some employers to take into consideration the problems of persons with disabilities. No special programmes have been initiated so far in favour of juveniles. The Committee invites the Government to include in its next report information on any progress with regard to the arrangements to be made in order to give effect to Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention.

4. Cooperation with private employment agencies. The Government reports that it is in the process of reviewing the labour legislation to regulate private employment agencies. The Government might consider it useful to refer to the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), and the accompanying Recommendation No. 188 which are the most recent instruments adopted by the International Labour Conference to formulate and establish conditions to promote cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies.

5. The Committee recalls that, in June 1964, the Government declared that Convention No. 88 would only be applicable to Tanganyika (mainland). The Committee asks the Government to indicate in its next report if the provisions of the Convention are now applicable to the whole territory of the United Republic of Tanzania. In this regard, the Government might also communicate the above information to the International Labour Office for the purposes of its registration.