22 Right to Development in the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (1981) Including the Protocol on the Right of Women in Africa 27 June 1981, 31 May 1982 URT Constitution Article 6 through 32 18 February 1984 Poverty, unemployment and inequality 23 AU, Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment and Poverty Alleviation (September 8-9, 2004 Ouagadougou, Burkinafaso) 24 African Youth Charter (2006, Banjul, Gambia) Employment Policy 9 Sept. 2004 2 July 2006 25 26 27 28 29 AU Protocol To The African Charter On Human And People’s Rights on The Rights of Women In Africa (2003, Maputo, Mozambique) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the UN Convention against Transitional Organised Crime (2000, Parlemo, Italy) UNO Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975, New York, USA) Employment and Labour Relations Act 8 August 2009 Youth Development Policy 13 Nov 2008 (Tanzania) 11 July 2003 25 November 2005 July 2010 15 Nov. 2001 13 Dec. 2000 (Tanzania) 25 Dec. 2003 National Policy on Disability, 2004 9 December 1975 Progress towards gender equality, particularly equal access to education for girls at all levels 2 20 Nov. 1989 September UNO Convention on the Rights of 1990 The Child (1989, New York USA) 1 June 1990 (Tanzania) AU Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality In Africa (2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 8 July 2004 8 July 2004 Law of the Child , 2009 2004 Note: NA=Not Available II. Findings of the CRM 863. The CRM notes with satisfaction that Tanzania recognises the need for international codes and standards and it is clear from discussion with the stakeholders that Government has made significant progress towards the ratification and subsequent implementation of a number of these codes. However, the CRM observes that in some cases, the dates when certain international instruments were ratified are not provided and it is also not clear why the country was unable to ratify or domesticate the remaining conventions and treaties. In addition, there is inadequate awareness of some standards attributable, essentially, to the fact that all the codes and standards are not yet translated into Kiswahili. 864. A number of standards and codes are in the process of being translated and domesticated into local laws. As stated in the CSAR, Tanzania follows the dual system, meaning international treaties must be incorporated into domestic laws by either amending existing laws or enacting new legislation so as to give force of law to such treaties. This is provided for under the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania (Article 63 (3) (e). However, 175

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