COTWU TANZANIA
HAKI NA WAJIBU
Welcome to Communication and Transport Workers Union of Tanzania COTWU (T).
The Communication and Transport Workers Union of Tanzania COTWU (T) is a non – profit, democratic Organization, made up of voluntary workers. The Organization came into being in 1996 and was registered in 2000 under the Tanzania Trade Union Ordinance No. 10 of 1998 as a Trade Union to represent workers employed in the Communication and Transport industry. COTWU (T) is affiliated to the National Centre, TUCTA, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Union Network International (UNI).
All workers employed in the following sectors of the Communication and Transport Industry is eligible for membership in COTWU (T);
AFFILIATION TO TUCTA & ITF
All workers employed in the following sectors of the Communication and Transport Industry is eligible for membership in COTWU (T);
Telephone Communication.
Posts Communication.
Television and Radio Communication.
Press and Publications Communication.
Clearing and Forwarding services.
Road tours and passenger transport services.
Road Cargo transport services
Airport passengers and cargo services
Passengers and Cargo Air transport services.
Passengers and Cargo Marine Transport services.
Passengers and Cargo Lake transport services.
Pipeline Oil transport Companies
Cargo handling agents.
Mission And Vision
01: Our Mission
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The Union aims to mobilize and attract all non members into the Union organization. Furthermore it is the Union’s interest to see that its members are educated enough in order to be efficient at work place on one hand and good trade unionist at the other hand.
The system proposed aims to lay down an organization and education program for employee in COTWU (T) sectors that provides them with the necessary information and education on trade union activities and benefits, in order to stimulate the interests and attract all non members to join the union.
02: Our Vision
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The vision of COTWU (T) is to make sure that the interest of all workers in Communication and Transport industries are protected and promoted.
Approaches to work
Based on the premise that each individual worker is entitled to the basic human rights, COTWU (T) is guided in its work by Rights Programming approaches. These are supported by the following strategies:
Creating consciousness among workers concerning their rights.
Improve life and working conditions of workers through collective bargaining.
Educating workers and members on all matters pertaining to their employment, right and benefits in their employment.
Promoting harmony at workplaces.
To promote gender equality
Influencing the government to adopt friendly social/economic policies to the workers.
Uniting all workers under COTWU (T) constitution.
