EMPLOYMENT contracts topped the items of the agenda as Labour and Employment Minister Gaudentia Kabaka met upcountry and bus drivers on Thursday and they agreed to halt their earlier planned strike.
The minister also promised to convene the early morning meeting with all drivers of the upcountry buses at Ubungo Bus Terminal in Dar es Salaam on Friday, according to a statement that the ministry's spokesperson, Mr Ridhiwani Wema, issued on Thursday evening.
The spokesperson said that the meeting will also dwell on better employment contracts between drivers and bus owners. "The minister met representatives of the upcountry buses drivers today (yesterday) to discuss about their threat to stage a strike.
The meeting resolved to stop the strike which was announced by drivers earlier this week," said the ministry's spokesperson.
Mr Wema pointed out that the minister advised the drivers' representatives to seek different approach to convey their grievances instead of staging a strike.
The meeting comes just a day after the minister met representatives of drivers of passengers' buses following the threat to stage the strike, demanding better working conditions including better employment contracts.
Mr Wema pointed out that today's meeting will also discuss challenges facing the transport sector and the importance of forming an association to advocate for drivers' rights.
"The minister will meet again the drivers' representatives on April 18, in a meeting which will also involve ministers for transport, finance and home affairs in order to find solution to the challenges facing the drivers," he said.
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