Tanzania plans to extend social protection to informal workers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News
Illustrative image · Mad Knoxx Deluxe · Pexels · Licence PexelsTanzania wants to extend social protection to workers in the informal economy, including traders, farmers and self-employed people with irregular incomes. The policy is part of the Dira 2050 development strategy and also targets vulnerable groups, according to Minister of State for Labour Deus Sangu.
Tanzania wants to extend its social protection system to workers in the informal economy, said Deus Sangu, Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations in the Prime Minister’s Office. The government plans to include people who do not have formal salaried employment, according to the minister, quoted by the Daily News.
The scheme must take account of the irregular incomes of traders, farmers, small business owners and self-employed workers, for whom maintaining fixed monthly contributions is difficult. It must also address the vulnerabilities of women, people with disabilities, older people, children and households living in extreme poverty, the Daily News reports.
The extension is part of the Dira 2050 development strategy, implementation of which began in July 2026. The government expects private investment to account for 70% of the funding for the first five-year plan associated with the strategy. Deus Sangu believes broader social protection can help mobilise resources for development, support job creation and promote inclusive economic growth.
