Research on How ZATUC Promotes and Protects Workers’ Rights in Zanzibar: An Analytical Study Based on Effectiveness and Challenges

Abstract

The focus of this study was generally to assess how Zanzibar Trade Unions Congress (ZATUC) promotes and protects workers' rights in Zanzibar based on its effectiveness and challenges. The careful attention was in data collection and was collected personally through well-designed questionnaires from the respondents which involved the members of the Affiliates and ZATUC staffs who are the direct concern of the study. Data analysed through SPSS by applying simple statistical analysis and descriptive analysis. The study revealed that ZATUC uses various negotiation approaches that have the countless influence on its effectiveness of promoting and protecting the workers' rights. Furthermore, the study found that ZATUC facing many challenges on operating their duties and lack of funds and technical facilities are the main. Lastly, based on the discussion, the authors have come up with the conclusion and recommendations with the future directions which the authors believe that will both help the researchers to conduct further researches and the practitioners in the relevant subject will be benefited from this study.

Keywords: Trade Union, ZATUC, Affiliate, Workers’ rights, promoting and protecting, approach.