Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09DARESSALAAM79
2009-02-06 07:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:  

Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor

Tags:  ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ 
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FM AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8249
INFO RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0483
RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA 2800
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 3316
RUEHLGB/AMEMBASSY KIGALI 1244
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 1150
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000079 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT AF/E FOR JLIDDLE; DRL/ILCSR FOR MMITTELHAUSER; G/TIP FOR
SSTEINER
FOR DOL/ILAB: RRIGBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ
SUBJECT: Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor

REF: A. STATE 1730

B. DAR ES SALAAM 61

UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000079

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT AF/E FOR JLIDDLE; DRL/ILCSR FOR MMITTELHAUSER; G/TIP FOR
SSTEINER
FOR DOL/ILAB: RRIGBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TZ
SUBJECT: Tanzania Production of Goods Using Child Labor

REF: A. STATE 1730

B. DAR ES SALAAM 61


1. (U) This cable responds to request in ref a.


2. (U) The use of young girls for forced domestic labor is the
greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. The problem of children
involved in family agriculture and fishing endeavors - which may
contribute to the larger economy -persist, but there is no evidence
to suggest that in Tanzania commercial producers of cloves, coffee,
gold, Nile perch, sisal, tanzanite, tea, or tobacco actively use
child labor (see ref b).


2. (U) The U.S.-based NGO Winrock International has observed a
growing level of awareness nationally that child labor is illegal.
Winrock reported in its annual report that large-scale farms rarely
use child labor, and employers are well aware of the 2004 labor laws
that criminalize child labor. According to the Director of the Good
Hope Project, which rescues children from the Tanzanite mines, the
mining companies support the project's work and refer children to
it. Good Hope sees the biggest challenge as parents and youths
involved in small-scale mining who prefer to seek immediate riches
over the long term benefits of education.


3. (U) The level of awareness about child labor is high, stemming
from the efforts of the GOT and partner NGOs working in the most
vulnerable regions across the country. The GOT recognizes that a
strong educational system is key to preventing child labor. During
President Bush's 2008 visit to Tanzania, President Jakaya Kikwete
noted strengthening the educational system as one of his key
objectives.

ANDRE