Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Dock Work Convention, 1973 (No. 137) - United Republic of Tanzania (Ratification: 1983)

Article 3 of the Convention. Registered dockworkers. Application of the Convention in practice. The Government indicates in its report that it continues to undertake a number of measures aimed at improving the efficiency of work in ports. The measures adopted include institutional governance reforms of the Tanzania Ports Authority; the expansion of the ports of Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, Tanga and Kigoma; the improvement of port processes and logistics, including in the areas of cargo handling and safety; and fighting practices of corruption. The Government adds that these measures are being undertaken in collaboration and consultation with various stakeholders, including the Dock Workers Union of Tanzania (DOWUTA). The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the results of the measures adopted to improve the efficiency of work in ports. It also requests the Government to provide up-to-date information on the manner in which the Convention is applied, including extracts from reports, particulars of the numbers of registered dockworkers and of variations in their numbers during the period covered by the next report.