system of workers’ participation in the Government, in industries
and economic institutions which is being introduced in Tanzania
as a result of Presidential Directive No. 1 of 1970.

We must never in Tanzania make the mistake of assuming that
the system is bound to succeed automatically. TANU, the
Government and NUTA believe that the system contains features
which are most suitable and realistic to our present economic ob-
jective and cultural circumstances as well as being a logical
development to ujamaa. But this belief by itself is not an assurance
of inevitable success if it is not followed by search and adherence
to conditions that work for success. National policies are normally
worked out very carefully but do not in themselves contain seeds
of inevitable success. Success is ensured by manner of their im-
plementation as much as by their inherent factors e.g. whether
they are based on proper analysis of relevant facts, whether they
are “practical” and whether they accord with the people’s
aspirations etc.
or this reason I have decided to"try and elucidate on what I
would like to call prerequisites or necessary conditions of success
regarding our system of workers' participation in industrial
management in Tanzania. If these prerequisites will obtain in Tan-
zania then there is little doubt that our national policy in this field
will be a success earning us justified pride and since this is a very
| novel and radical departure in our system of industrial relations

and indeed in those of most African countries with a possible ex-
ception of Zambia and U.A.R. it will also earn an international
ignificance.

The decision to dwell on conditions precedent to success means
that I will not be able to deal with the very compelling political
economic and sociological reasons which made the adoption of
the policy of workers’ participation a very natural step. The first
part of the Directive eloquently brings forth these reasons and it is
important for participants to be familiar with these reasons and
especially with the speech by President, Mwalimu Julius K.
Nyerere, which he made when opening the Friendship Textile
Mill in 1968 and which is also quoted in the Directive. The
President’s speech pinpoints technological factors and indicates the
role of workers’ participation in minimising the ill effects of
technological automation. I would also recommend your reading
carefully the speech by Second Vice-President, Hon. Mr. Rashid

   
   

 

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