Country Report

EAST AFRICATanzaniaMauritiusUgandaEritrea

Political Structure

• All of us are:• Republic.• Sovereign, democratic countries.• Members of Commonwealth, AU, and

S.A.D.C and Comessa except Tanzania.• Free Press• Independent Judiciary• Multi party system, except Uganda

ECONOMY

Free Market Economy

ECONOMYMauritius•GDP: 3,600 us$ per capita income•Inflation 4%•Currency Rs.28. / 1us$

Tanzania

270 GNI per capita

6%

Tsh. 1038/ 1us$

Uganda

250 us per capita

1%

Ush.1800/ 1 us$

Eritrea

173us$ per capita

8.9%

18.00 Nakfa/1US$

ECONOMY

•Population Growth 1.3%•Economic Growth

4.6 %•Population 1.2millions

2.8 %

4.6%

35 millions

3.4%

5%

25.8 millions

3.5%

8.8%

4.4 millions

Export

MauritiusSugar and Textile mainly

TanzaniaCoffee, Tea, Cotton, Tobacco, Cashewnut,Sisal and cloves.

UgandaCotton, Coffee,

Vanilla, Tobacco, Tea, Flowers and Cocoa

EritreaCottonFishFlowerAnimals

Imports

• All the countries import most of their basic needs.

Globalisation

All four countries suffer the same consequences i.e :

Privatisation of Public UtilitiesRetrenchmentContract WorkPart TimeIncreased un-employmentEconomic disparitiesGrowth of informal sectorEmergency of EPZ.

Trade Union Organisation Structure

Mauritius

Con-Federation

Federation

Sectoral Unions

Tanzania

FEDERATION

Sectoral Unions

Uganda

Federation

Sectoral Unions

Eritrea

Confederation

FEDERATION

Base Union

TU. ORG. cont.

Mauritius Annual general meeting of each T.u.Executive committee appointed delegates to the Fed.Federation appoint delegates to the con.Fed.

Tanzania General congress after 5 years.General national councilExecutive committee

Secretariat TUCTA

Uganda Quinquinnal delegates conferenceCentral governing councilFinance, administration and general committeeNotu Secretarial

EritreaCongressCentral CommitteeExecutive committeeSecretariat

TU. Org. cont.

MauritiusMembership: 80% in the public sector, 25% in the private sector. Total labour force: 500,000No. of unions: 300Fed. 11Confe. 5

TanzaniaMembership 430,000, 1/3womenLabour force:2.5%No of Tu.: 15Fed. 2

UgandaMembership 150,000,men 93305, women 52806Labour force: 3millionsNo. of Unions: 21Fed.1

EritreaMembership: 23,000, men 63%, women 37%Total labour forceTrades Unions:235 branches.Federation 1

TU. Training Programmes

• All centres have education directorate/ department which coordinate with the departments of trade unions in planning and conducting of TU. Education activities.

• Financial resources mainly dependant from internal/ external sources.