Tanzania, May 1 -- Dar es Salaam. All was not lost for public sector employees on Labour Day after President Samia Suluhu Hassan promised to continue keeping an eye on global economic uncertainties before making the much-anticipated salary raise announcement.

With this year's Labour Day theme being "Salary Increment is the Foundation for Better Benefits and Protection against Hardships in Life", trade unions were optimistic that the government would announce a salary increase during Wednesday's commemoration, which was marked nationally in Arusha.

Speaking on Labour Day preparations last week, Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (Tucta) president Tumaini Nyamhokya said workers' overriding concern this year was the high cost of living while...