National organization(s) | Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) Zanzibar Trade Union Congress (ZATUC) |
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Regulatory authority | Registrar of Trade Unions |
Total union membership | approx. 370,000[1] |
Union density[2] | General:less than 2% Formal sector:26.5% |
Proportion of women[3] | General: 25% Leadership positions: 2% |
Global Rights Index | |
4 Systematic violations of rights | |
International Labour Organization | |
Tanzania is a member of the ILO | |
Convention ratification | |
Freedom of Association | April 18, 2000 |
Right to Organise | January 30, 1962 |
The trade unions of Tanzania have a total membership of approximately 370,000. 350,000 of these belong to the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania, another 15,000 to the Zanzibar Trade Union Congress,[1] and 2,400 are members of the Tanzania Fishing Crew and Allied Workers’ Union.[2]