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- ↑ ILO. "Occupational safety and health: Tanzania Country profile, 2004" (PDF). ILO. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ ILO. "The United Republic of Tanzania: Workers Compensation Act No. 20 of 2008" (PDF). ILO. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ TCRB. "Contractors registration Board: Status of Occupational Health and Safety in Tanzanian Construction Industry" (PDF). tcrb. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ NAO. "The United Republic of Tanzania, National Audit Office. A Performance Audit Report on The Management of Occupational Health and Safety in Tanzania, 2013". nao.go.tz. Retrieved 4 September 2015.