FAQ

Yes. A child can be employed to light work but it is strictly prohibited to employ a child in any activity that may be harmful to his health, education, mental, physical or moral development. The minimum age for employment or engagement of a child is fourteen (14) years.

Is a person of 14 years and above but below 18 years engaged or employed in domestic work within an employment relationship.

MINIMUM WAGE FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS

Yes, a Child Domestic Worker can enter into a written employment contract for necessities such as food, clothes and shelter.

No. However, a Domestic Worker is protected under different labour related laws and regulations in Tanzania; such as: The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Employment and Labour Relations Act, the Law of the Child Act, the Anti trafficking in Persons Act, the Law of Contract Act and the Labour Institutions Wage Order.

At the International level, Domestic Workers are mainly protected by the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138).

No. Tanzania is yet to ratify the Convention; however, we signed the Convention in 2011 during its adoption in Geneva.

The term “child labour” is defined as the engagement of a child in the types of work that deprives children of their childhood, potential and dignity, and that is harmful to physical, spiritual and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; or interferes with their schooling by depriving them of the opportunity to attend school; obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. Is an employment that is inappropriate to the age of the child.

Exploitative Labour includes work that:

• deprives the child of his health or development.
• exceeds six hours a day
• is inappropriate to his age.
• the child receives inadequate remuneration.

Refers to the work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in workplace and social protection for domestic workers. Also, it includes better prospect for personal development and social integration, freedom to express their concerns, associate and participate in decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all regardless of their gender, historical background, race, political opinion, age, religion, language, disability, health status, custom, ethnic origin and socio-economic status.

The forms of labour exploitation include child labour, sexual exploitation, debt bondage, modern slavery and forced criminality.

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Yes, The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) applies in mainland Tanzania in relation to a person who is also employed in the private sector. Therefore, Domestic workers have the right to Social Security Protection because are employed in the private sector.

“Light work” constitutes work which is not likely to be harmful to the health or development of the child and does not prevent or affect the child’s attendance at school, participation in vocational orientation or training programmes or capacity of the child to benefit from school work.

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