Tanzania seafarers`union (TASU) is the seafarers’ trade union of its kind to be set in the country. Established under the Trade union act No 10 of 1998 and as amended on the Employment and Labour Relation Act, No. 6 of 2004, the union has registration number 008 issued by the Registrar of Organization.

TASU is affiliated member of Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) based in London.

The union representing seafarers workers who are working in marine engineering, shipbuilding and marine maintanance others are working in ferry boats which are owned by the Government of Tanzania, others are working with foreign going ships and coastal ships. We have more than 1,250 members all over the country but more than 4,000 are potential members in marine industry.