Last Change:

06/26/2025

Non-Citizens (Employment Regulation) Act

Year: 2015

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights

Link to external source: https://procedures.tic.go.tz/media/The%20non-citizens%20(employment%20Regulations)%20Act,%202015.pdf
Description

The Non-Citizens (Employment Regulation) Act No. 1 of 2015 in Tanzania (TZ) regulates the employment of non-citizens in Mainland Tanzania, requiring employers to obtain work permits from the Labour Commissioner before employing non-citizens. 

Selected provisions
Section 13.1 - Employment of refugees

The Labour Commissioner shall issue work permits in the following categories:... (e) Class E—issued to refugees.

Section 9.1 - Employment and engagement of non-citizens

A non-citizen shall not engage in any occupation for reward, profit or non-profit unless he— (a) has a valid work permit that allows that person to engage in the occupation specified in the valid work permit; or (b) is the holder of a valid certificate of exemption issued to him under this Act.

Section 2 - Interpretation

'self-employed person' means a person who is engaged in an economic activity not under any contract of employment or under supervision and who earns a living through such activity.

Section 9.2 - Employment and engagement of non-citizens

A non-citizen shall not engage in any prescribed trade, business, profession or other occupation except in accordance with the terms of an appropriate permit issued in accordance with this Act.