Tanzania Takes Over Chairmanship of Regional Technical Advisory Committee on Labour Mobility

TLDR

• Tanzania has taken over the chairmanship of the Regional Technical Advisory Committee on Labour Mobility for East and Horn of Africa countries from Uganda.
• The handover ceremony took place in Dodoma and was attended by various officials from labour and employment institutions, immigration departments, and development partners.
• Permanent Secretary Ms. Mary Maganga stated that Tanzania aims to strengthen regional cooperation and policy dialogue on labour migration.
• Labour mobility issues are part of Tanzania's development agenda, including the National Development Vision 2050.
• The region is seeing an increase in workers from East and the Horn of Africa traveling to Gulf countries for employment, according to Dr. Lawrence Egulu from Uganda.