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Trade unions clamour for free movement of workers within EAC

ARUSHA, TANZANIA: Trade unions in the region have called for enabling of workers to move freely and reside within East Africa Community states in a bid to address unemployment.

Speaking in Arusha Tuesday, Chairman the East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC) Francis said enabling workers to move freely and work anywhere within the region remained the critical first step in addressing unemployment problems and spreading the benefit of spreading skilled labour among partner states.

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