Tanzania’s delicate balance of preserving jobs vs opening up labour market
Harbour and city centre skyline of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The number of foreigners employed by Tanzanian firms is falling every year, and the proportion of non-citizens working in Tanzania is currently less than one per cent.
Tanzania is seeking to fill up local skill gaps while preserving jobs for its nationals, as pressure mounts to liberalise the labour market within the East African Community (EAC).
Under the common market protocol, member states are supposed to offer non-discriminatory free movement of labour within the region.
