Magufuli arrives for Labour Day Celebration

The President of the united Republic of Tanzania John Joseph Pombe Magufuli has arrived at Moshi Cooperative University (MOCU) grounds to commemorate the Labour Day celebrations.

President Magufuli is accompanied by the Vice President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Job Ndugai speaker of the Parliament, Tulia Ackson, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and some ministers. 

 There are an estimated 3.7 employees in the formal sector and that only 650,000 were Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (Tucta) members. Among worker’s consistent demands is wage increase, improvement of the welfare of employees - especially for those in the formal sector - and their participation in decision-making fora such as the workers' councils.

This will the second time in the country's history for Moshi to host the May Day celebrations after a similar event, also known as the Labour or Workers' Day, took place in the municipality in the 1990s.

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