Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

1 Legal framework

1.1 Are there statutory sources of labour and employment law?

The statutory sources of labour and employment law in Tanzania are divided into principal legislation and subsidiary legislation

The principal legislation includes:

• the Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004;
• the Labour Institutions Act;
• the Constitution of Tanzania;
• the Non-citizens Employment Regulations Act;
• the Workers Compensation Act; and
• the Occupational Safety Act.

The subsidiary legislation includes:

• the Employment and Labour Relations (Code of Good Practice) Rules (Government Notice 42/2007);
• the Employment and Labour Relations General Regulations (Government Notice 47/2017);