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THE STRUCTURE OF WORKERS' PARTICIPATION IN
TANZANIA

Prior to the issuing of the Circular which provided a machinery
for meaningful participation, there have been Workers’ Com-
mittees in all the Ministries and the private and public sectors. The
Workers’ Committees are established by the Security of Em-
ployment Act of 1964.!'>These Workers’ Committees which were
set up by the Ministry of Labour are playing disciplinary and con-
ciliatory roles only. Their functions are principally to discuss the
conditions of service with the employer; to discuss dismissals of
workers, wage policies and general discipline in the work place.
Though these workers’ committees are workers’ representatives,
yet their function has been limited to creating good relationship
and harmony between the workers and the management only. The
committees have no power to participate in decision-making with
the management. Thus the issuing of the Circular No. 1 of 1970
that in fact introduced for the first time a new machinery for
workers’ participation. The Circular gives powers to the workers
through the various bodies to participate in ‘planning’ productivity
quality and marketing’.'?

INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR PARTICIPATION

The Circular of the President directed that in all public cor-
porations employing more than ten workers, Workers’ Councils,
Executive Committees and Board of Directors had to be formed
by the end of 1970.

THE WORKERS' COUNCIL: ITS COMPOSITION
The Workers' Council according to the Circular consists of:
a) the Tanu Chairman of the Branch of that enterprise

b) the General Manager or Manager who in the first year of
the Workers’ Council becomes also its Chairman. He is
subject to election to Chairmanship like all other members
after the first year.

¢) the heads of the various departments in the enterprise.

d) all the members of the Workers’ Committee

e) the representatives who are elected by the workers them-

selves from the different departments or sections. Ac-
cording to the provisions eligible members must be Tanu