No score
change

2024 Score

74

2022 Score

74

2020 Score

74

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

40

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

80

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

75

Fair Wages - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? No 0 §23 of the Constitution, 1977; §37 & 64(2) of the Labour Institutions Act 2004
No Change
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? Yes 1 §26-27 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? Yes 1 §19 of Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004
No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? No 0 §24 & 25 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; §7 of the Wages Order 2010
No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? Yes 1 §20(4) of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change

Decent Working Hours - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1 §17-22 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? No 0 §19 of Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004
No Change
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1 §17, 23 (1 & 2), 24 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1 Public Holidays Ordinance,1966
No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? Yes 1 §29-31of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; §6 of the Employment and Labour Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2015
No Change

Employment Security - 40

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? Yes 1 §14-16 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; §12 of Employment and Labour Relations (General) Regulations, 2017
No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? No 0 §14 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; §197 & 200 of the Law of Contract Act CAP 345 of 1961
No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? No 0 § 35 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? Yes 1 § 36-41 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? No 0 §42 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change

Family Responsibilities - 25

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? No 0 §34 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? Yes 1 §33 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change

Maternity at Work - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? Yes 1 §7 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? No 0 §33 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1 §33 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004, § 45(b) of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? Yes 1 §33 of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004, § 45(b) of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1 §37(3b) of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1 §62, 63, 67(6) & 94 of Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2003
No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1 § 34 & 95 of Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2003
No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1 § 33(5 & 9) of Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? Yes 1 § 39-40 of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change

Social Security - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1 §23-27 of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1 § 33-36 of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997 ; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? Yes 1 National Social Security Fund Act 1997
No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1 §28-32 of the National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change

Fair Treatment - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? Yes 1 §12-13 & 23 of the Constitution, 1977; §7(10) of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1 §7, 40, 102 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004; §138(D) of the Penal Code 1945
No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1 §13 of the Constitution, 1977; §7 & 102 (3) of the National Employment Promotion Services Act 1999
No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? Yes 1 No restrictive legal provisions could be located
No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1 National Social Security Fund Act 1997; ISSA Country Profile for Tanzania
No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1 §5, Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004; §77 of the Law of the Child Act, 2009
No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? Yes 1 §35 of the National Education Act, 1978
No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1 §5(3), Employment and labour Relations Act 2004; §77-86, Law of the Child Employment Act, 2009
No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1 §6 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004, §80 of the Law of the Child Act 2009
No Change

Freedom of Association - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? Yes 1 §20, Constitution 1977; §9, 45-50 & 61, Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? Yes 1 §66-74 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike? No 0 §20 of the Constitution, 1977; §76(1),77 & 79 of the Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004
No Change
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? Yes 1 §76(3) of the Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004
No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

Score increase

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Methodological change

No change