December 19th, 2023 / 6 p.m. (CET); 8 p.m. (EAT)
The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention of the International Labour Organization (ILO 169) is a binding international treaty that guarantees comprehensive protection. Although it came into force in 1991, it took 30 years for Germany to ratify the convention in 2021. Tanzania has not yet accepted the agreement.
Communities such as the Maasai or the Hadzabe, of whom many live together as nomads or gatherers and hunters, are facing an acute threat to their way of life. Over the last two years thousands of Maasai have been displaced from Ngorongoro District for developing the land for luxury tourism and trophy hunting.
In this NetTalk we will get an introduction on the ILO Convention 169 and talk about the Tanzanian government's position on the convention and why it has not yet ratified it. We will discuss the status and situation of the Maasai people and other indigenous groups in Tanzania and the compliance with or violation of their social, cultural and economic rights. What possibilities do they have to enforce their rights in court?
The NetTalk will be held in English.
Our guests
Senais J. Nyambo (Researcher and Heritage Expert)
& Christoph Hahn (advisor at the Society for Threatened Peoples)
Moderation: Dorcas Parsalaw