Factors Affecting the Implementation of Human Rights Protection Programmes in Tanzanian Mining Companies: The Case of Geita Gold Mining Ltd.

Malimu,, Emmanuel Zephania (2020) Factors Affecting the Implementation of Human Rights Protection Programmes in Tanzanian Mining Companies: The Case of Geita Gold Mining Ltd. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The main purpose of the study is to examine the factors affecting the implementation of human rights protection programmes in Tanzanian Mining Companies based at Geita Gold Mining Ltd. The study was based on theory of right and three objectives namely; to identify the organisational factors that lead to company leadership’s ineffectiveness in protecting workers rights at Geita Gold Mining Ltd, to examine the human right protection knowledge factors among HR leaders in managing socio-economic rights of workers at Geita gold Mining Ltd and to examine the corruption practices factors among HR leaders at Geita Gold Mining Ltd in relation to delivery of effective human rights protection. The survey research design and mixed approaches using concurrent method. Data collection methods were: semi structured interview, questionnaires, and documentary reviews. Findings showed that 61.3 percent of the organisational factors such as threats lead to company leadership’s ineffectiveness in protecting workers rights in the mines. It was found that 81.7 percent of HR lack of human right protection knowledge in managing socio-economic rights of workers. Likewise, corruption among HR leaders was related to their ineffectiveness in human rights protection. This study concludes that company leadership affect human rights protection in Tanzania mines. Therefore, the study recommends that the Tanzanian government should ensure that effective human rights protection at Tanzanian mines is being implemented. Also, mine managements should be equipped with human right protection knowledge in managing rights of workers. Moreover, in the event of corruption practices by mine managements there should immediate stern measures in line with the provisions of the Tanzanian laws to control corruption.

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