Membership
At present
the ATE has about 850 registered members, of whom 70 per cent
are based in Dar es Salaam and the remaining 30 per cent are scattered
in the regions of Mainland Tanzania. The members are classified
in the following 7 divisions:
- Agriculture Division
- Commerce Division
- Industry Division
- Mining Division
- Banking and Finance Division
- Oil Industry Division
- Utilities and Services Division
Membership of ATE is open to all employers, whether individuals,
partnerships, companies, public corporations, local and other
public authorities or associations of employers. Application form
for membership is can be downloaded here.
ATE represents employers’ in policy formulation in the
following labour related issues which have a bearing on labour
and industrial relations;
(a) The Labour Advisory Board
This is established under 3.3 of the Employment Ordinance Cap.
366 and is charged with the responsibility of advising the Minister
responsible for Labour and labour matters.
(b) The Minimum Wage Board
This is established under the Regulation of Wages and
Terms of Employment Ordinance Cap. 300 and is charged with advising
the Minister for Labour on minimum wage and terms of employment;
(c) The Industrial Court (former Permanent Labour Tribunal)
ATE is required under the law to provide Assessors who
sit with the Chairman in sessions of the court.
(d) The Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA)
This advises the Minister responsible for labour on Vocational
Training matters. ATE is represented on its Board by two members.
(e) The National Institute for Productivity (NIP)
Under the act which established the NIP, ATE provides
one member of the Board of Directors of this Institute. |
