Country Report EAST AFRICA Tanzania Mauritius Uganda Eritrea

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

ECONOMY Mauritius 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% 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 Mauritius Sugar and Textile mainly Tanzania Coffee, Tea, Cotton, Tobacco, Cashewnut,Sisal and cloves. Uganda Cotton, Coffee, Vanilla, Tobacco, Tea, Flowers and Cocoa Eritrea Cotton Fish Flower Animals

Imports All the countries import most of their basic needs.

Globalisation  All four countries suffer the same consequences i.e :  Privatisation of Public Utilities  Retrenchment  Contract Work  Part Time  Increased un-employment  Economic disparities  Growth of informal sector  Emergency 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 council  Executive committee  Secretariat TUCTA Uganda  Quinquinnal delegates conference  Central governing council  Finance, administration and general committee  Notu Secretarial Eritrea  Congress  Central Committee  Executive committee  Secretariat

TU. Org. cont. Mauritius  Membership: 80% in the public sector, 25% in the private sector.  Total labour force: 500,000  No. of unions: 300  Fed. 11  Confe. 5 Tanzania  Membership 430,000, 1/3women  Labour force:2.5%  No of Tu.: 15  Fed. 2 Uganda  Membership 150,000,men 93305, women  Labour force: 3millions  No. of Unions: 21  Fed.1 Eritrea  Membership: 23,000, men 63%, women 37%  Total labour force  Trades 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.