Ban on Saudi unions with some expats

At least 717 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise.

The directorate said at least 863 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which took place in Mina, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.

The injured have been evacuated to four different hospitals in the Mina region, according to a civil defence spokesman.

Mina is where pilgrims carry out a symbolic stoning of...

Dodoma. The government yesterday introduced the Non-Citizens Employment Regulation Bill, 2014 which, among other things, aims at regulating and realigning the legal regime for employment and engagement non-citizens in Tanzania Mainland.

The French government says it has evacuated French and British nationals from Libya, as battles rage between government forces and militias.

Going online for Senegal’s sacrificial rams

>The Trade Unions Congress of Tanzania (Tucta) has advised the Constituent Assembly chairman, Mr Samuel Sitta, to consider adjourning the House sitting in a bid to save taxpayers’ money.

CUF Kibaha Rural aspirant to establish credit unions
Daily News
Civic United Front Kibaha Rural parliamentary candidate Mr Hussein Chuma has promised to establish savings and credit societies to improve the economic status of the area's residents. “If I am elected I will ensure that you are able to establish saving ...

EMPLOYERS, TRADE UNIONS URGE EAC TO FULLY IMPLEMENT COMMON ...
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, 13 February 2015 / PRN Africa / — Employers and the trade union fraternity in the region now want the EAC to speedily and fully implement the Common Market Protocol. The East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC) and the ...
East African trade unions urge member countries to completely remove NTBsGlobalPost

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Employers, trade unions urge EAC on common market protocol
New Vision
ARUSHA - Employers and the trade union fraternity in the region now want the EAC to speedily and fully implement the Common Market Protocol. The East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC) and the East African Employers Association (EAEO) are ...
EMPLOYERS, TRADE UNIONS URGE EAC TO FULLY IMPLEMENT COMMON ...StarAfrica.com
East African trade unions urge member countries to completely remove NTBsGlobalPost

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A bleak Labour Day for unions as govt makes it harder to form one
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Barely a week after trade unions across the country celebrate the Labour Day, the National Democratic Alliance government will meet workers' and industry representatives on May 6 to discuss proposals to make forming unions tougher and union activities ...
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'It's we who shape the future of work!'Deutsche Welle
Another View: Germany shows the way on...