The Impact of Foreign Labour Movement in Tanzania: A Case of Media Industry

Mkabakuli, Saidi Ahmed (2013) The Impact of Foreign Labour Movement in Tanzania: A Case of Media Industry. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This research was aimed at assessing the Impact of Foreign Human Resources in Tanzania. A Case of Media Industry in the Tanzanian context, where the researcher tried to single out his sources of the study by studying careful his collected materials/data. The study used most of government departments dealing in one way or another with foreign human resources as main respondents of the study. The methodology used to collect data from respondents included tools such as questionnaires, interviews, observation and documentation. Then findings of the study were analyzed and presented differently depending on the nature of the data analysed. The researcher used tables and pie charts to present the discussed findings. The study found out that the contributions of the foreign human resources in Tanzania’s economy influences indigenous journalists to adopt the new technology brought by these foreigners and innovation as well. Moreover, the study found that these foreigners are characterised by the hardworking spirit and creativeness toward their works. However, it is anticipated that their existence may lead to sedition and unemployment as they may have the hidden agenda on they are writing their stories. Moreover, they can cause unemployment as they take position that might be taken by qualified Tanzanians. Hence, in order to retain the required status, the study recommends that the government should put in practice a sensitive mechanism that will monitor them. On the employment side the researcher recommends that, there is no need to employ them in areas where Tanzanians fit.

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