Tripartite Workshop on the Formulation of Decent Work Country Programme for Tanzania

Dar es Salaam (ILO News) – A tripartite capacity building workshop was convened recently for the members of a National Technical Committee charged with developing the next DWCP for 2017-2021.

The workshop which was organized by the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled (PMO-LEYD), in collaboration with the ILO, was held in Dar es Salaam from 08 to 10 March 2017.

“… It is our desire that the Country programme being developed is aligned to the national development plans, the UN programming frameworks e.g. UNDAP II and also in sync with the country’s priorities…”, stated Mr. Eric Shitindi, Permanent Secretary, PMO-LYED.

Tanzania has implemented two DWCPs which contributed to a number of achievements including adoption and implementation of the social security reform programme, compliance to labour laws, strengthened labour administration and inspection both in the Mainland and Zanzibar, and the labour court case management system, among others.

Mr Shitindi further stressed that creation of productive and decent employment, promotion of labour standards and rights at work, extension of social security coverage and enhancement of social dialogue are inevitable factors for improving labour productivity and enhancing industrial development, which is a priority in the country’s five year development plan.

The Director for ILO CO Dar es Salaam, Dr. Mary Kawar, linked the global and national development frameworks with the DWCP and the role the tripartite partners have in merging them with an objective of enhancing productive employment opportunities that embraced fundamental rights at work.

During the workshop, the technical team members trained on key concepts on Result Based Management, monitoring and evaluation.

The training was then followed by putting their knowledge into practice by fine tuning already identified key priorities, outcomes, activities and strategies based on the country context analysis, the constituents had articulated in October 2016.

The ILO Country office for East Africa continues to support the process by providing technical guidance in fine-tuning the document to meet the required standards. It is envisaged that the DWCP will be in place by the second half of 2017.