THE Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Adelhelm Meru, has urged stakeholders to underline the importance of responsible businesses for industrialisation of Tanzania.
Dr Meru said his ministry under the
fifth phase government is focused on building an industrialised and
prosperous Tanzania, adding that responsible businesses are key
contributors to that. He gave his opening remarks during the seminar
entitled “The Business Case for Human Rights and Gender Approach.
" The one-day event was organised in
collaboration with FOKUS Forum for Women Development and Business and
Human Rights East Africa, with input from UN-Global Compact Tanzania,
the Legal and Human Rights Centre and Norges Vel.
The participants include high level
officials from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments and the
Norwegian Embassy and the key Norwegian companies in Tanzania and
experts in Gender and Human Rights from Tanzania and Norway.
"It is expected that industrialisation
and all associated local and foreign investments must be sustainable and
sound business which also respects human rights, said Dr Meru,
insisting that Tanzania welcomes collaboration with such responsible
investors and is convinced that the Tanzanian economy must industrialise
to improve and sustain economic growth.
He further said his ministry thanks
Norway for its support to private sector development programmes within
energy, taxation and many other areas. It also welcomes Norwegian
companies and investors to do responsible business in Tanzania.
On her part, Norwegian Ambassador to
Tanzania, Ms Hanne-Marie Kaastard, said Norway is putting gender on the
business and Human Rights agenda and she is happy to see that Norwegian
business engage with Tanzanian partners to put this into action.
"We encourage companies in Tanzania to
integrate women's rights into business and human rights agenda and to
the workplace," she said, adding that Norway and Tanzania has mutual
interest in strengthening the private sector aspects of our long working
relation and we are happy to work together to ensure responsible
business and investments in Tanzania
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