THE EFFECT OF LABOUR POLICY ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN LOCAL POULTRY AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY

Abstract: In Tanzania, and more so in Morogoro Municipality, labour policies are significant in the development and competitiveness of poultry agro-processing industries. Enforcement of laws like the Employment and Labour Relations Act (2004) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2003) has led to some challenges of implementation, poor awareness, and poor institutional capacity, which has created loopholes between the policy desires and the situation in industries. The paper analyses the connection between labour policy and employee satisfaction within the poultry agro-processing industry using The selected local poultry producer as a case study. The convergent parallel mixed-method research design was utilized under the influence of the Human Capital Theory, which included the use of questionnaires, interviews, and logistic regression analysis to determine important factors of productivity. The results indicate that the labor force is dominated by youth, men, and middle-educated, with low levels of special technical capabilities and low female labor force. Management practices, employee training, and technological advancement discovered to have the greatest influence on labour productivity, with labour costs, capital investment and workplace conditions being less prominent but still influential. The findings validate the fact that the higher level of productivity depends not only on financial investments but also on the development of human resources, successful leadership, and equitable labour relations. The research findings conclude that to gain sustainable productivity, companies should combine systematic training, inclusive hiring, high salaries, and safe workplace with on-strategy technological integration. It proposes specific measures to close the gender gaps, enhance the policy implementation, and match the capital investments with the range of the workforce capacities. These results offer evidence-based information to policymakers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to fine-tune labour laws, enhance labour capacity, and trigger the development of the Tanzanian agro-processing industry. Keywords: Labour policy, economic performance, Local poultry agro-processing, workforce development, employment, Tanzania. Title: THE EFFECT OF LABOUR POLICY ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN LOCAL POULTRY AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY Author: Paula John Mhina, Dr. Mkubya Raphael Wambura International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations ISSN 2348-7585 (Online) Vol. 13, Issue 2, October 2025 - March 2026 Page No: 430-442 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 21-February-2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18722960 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/the-effect-of-labour-policy-on-labour-productivity-in-local-poultry-agro-processing-industries-in-morogoro-municipality