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This study investigates the potential of labour inspection and administration in
enhancing the labour law compliance in Tanzania; its main purpose being to examine
the effectiveness of labour administration and inspection in improving labour law
compliance in mainland Tanzania. The study employed mixed methods research
approaches (qualitative and quantitative) underpinned by case study research design
in investigating the role of labour inspection and administration in enhancing the
labour law compliance in workplaces. The participants of this study include twelve
labour officers, five administrators from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, 30
hotel employees and five employers of different hotels making the total of 52
respondents. The data were collected through multiple instruments, such as namely
questionnaires, interviews, observation schedules and documentary reviews.
Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 20 using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were organized according
to the themes that answer research questions to complement the quantitative findings.
The findings of the study show that there is low labour law compliance in Tanzania
because of the ineffectiveness of labour administration and lack of frequent
inspections in work places by labour law enforcers. The findings also indicate that
both employees and employers have inadequate understanding of labour law, which
results into frequent industrial disputes as each group does not comply with the
standards of labour law. Based on these findings, the study concludes that problems
hindering the compliance with labour law the cause of low labour law compliances in
Tanzania emanate from an ineffective labour law department due to its failure to
enforce laws and provide labour law education to employers and employees. Thus
this study recommends that the Tanzanian government should strengthen the labour
law department by providing more resource to facilitate law enforcement through
frequent inspections. Additionally, there is a need to conduct larger study that
involves other parts of mainland, Tanzania to determine the severity of low labour
law compliance by employers. |
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