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    Assessment of the effectiveness of Tanzanian trade unions: a case study of Tanzania Union for Industrial and Commercial Workers (TUICO)
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2009) Mwankenja, Nsajigwa Dick
    The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Tanzanian trade unions; a case of Tanzania Union for Industrial and Commercial Workers (TUICO). The survey method was used as a technique for data collection, using both questionnaire and interview schedules as data gathering instruments. A total of five (5) work organizations and the Head Office of TUICO were surveyed and a total of 114 respondents were interviewed. The liberalisation and privatisation reforms which began in Tanzania during early 1990s have had a socio-economic impact on the effectiveness of the trade unions. The major findings of this study revealed several socio-economic factors which have contributed to retarding the effectiveness of TUICO and other trade unions in Tanzania. Some of the factors which have been identified include poor leadership, poor participation of members in union activities, the arrival of foreign investors and the government reform programme. Despite the constraints that have been identified that hinder the effectiveness of TUICO, it has succeeded in various negotiations with employers for better terms of employment and has secured the registration of a good number of collective agreements. Also it has represented employees in arbitration and conciliation proceedings. Among other things the study recommends the government to empower the Registrar of Trade Unions to impose penalties on employers, who discourage or ignore the trade unions at their workplaces, as well as to provide training on trade union administration and labour laws to all union leaders and members.