Christopher Gasper, Richard Rukiza and 437 Others versus Tanzania Ports Authority

Christopher Gasper, Richard Rukiza Ngabo and 437 Others vs. Tanzania Ports Authority; MISC Labour Application No. 281 of 2013: High Court of Tanzania (Labour Division) at Dar es Salam  (Unreported)

• Labour Law

•  Representative suit: Representative suit in labour matters – leave is mandatory.

Held:-

(i) Employee(s) who intend to appear in a representative suit in the CMA or Labour Court should seek and obtain leave.

(ii) If an employee acts in a representative capacity in the CMA, he can only proceed to represent them in the Labour Court by making an application and obtain leave of the Court.