Tanzania: I Gave Workers Union Autonomy, Says Former President | AllAfrica

Tanzania: I Gave Workers Union Autonomy, Says Former President Mwinyi
‍[Daily News] Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has recalled how he granted civil servants permission and freedom to form unions, which ushered the start of the trade union autonomy in the Tanzania post-independence era.
Autonomy trade unions emerged when the country was fighting for the independence, mainly in 1950s when the labour movement grew and became a force to reckon with in push for the people's demands.
In 1955, some 17 trade unions merged to create the Tanganyika Federation of Labour (TFL) which collaborated
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