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Legal regulation of labour outsourcing and temporary employment services in Tanzania: lessons from South Africa
(2023) Momburi, Daudi Francis
The growth and reliance on employment services (ES) is generally attributed to market forces demands,which requires an employer to focus on its core functions. Basically, ES provides the unemployed with information about job vacancies and employers with information about availability of prospective employees. The ES system comprises of national institutions, which are commonly referred to as public employment services (PES) and private agencies, which are referred to as private employment services (PrES). Currently, in many jurisdictions ES is provided in a form of Labour Outsourcing (LO) and Temporary Employment Services (TES). However, LO and TES are perceived with suspicion in Tanzania and South Africa. They are often criticized for compromising employment, which are and widely claimed to be exploitative. In that context, this article provides an appraisal of the legal framework for the provision of LO and TES in Tanzania and recommends reforms based on experiences from South Africa.