Tanzania, May 1 -- Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania joins the rest of the world in marking International Workers' Day, the Conservation, Hotel, Domestic and Allied Workers Union (Chodawu) has called on the government to fast-track the ratification and domestication of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 189.

The convention, which focuses on promoting decent work for domestic workers, seeks to bring the sector under formal labour laws by ensuring fair wages, written contracts and protection against exploitation.

The call comes amid growing momentum in Tanzania and across East Africa, where domestic workers-particularly in Kenya and Tanzania-are pushing for the adoption of the convention, widely known as the Domestic Work...