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Tanzania: How Child Labour Persists Along Zanzibar's Blue Economy

A University of Dar es Salaam study found 93% of children in Zanzibar's marine work suffer extreme fatigue and 58.6% experience injuries, impacting education and health.

Summary by allAfrica
Kiwengwa, Tanzania -- As the tide falls on Zanzibar's western coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her gown flapping in knee-deep water. She carries a plastic basin and a knife. Since dawn, Asha has been prying octopus and scaling fish for drying and selling.

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IPS broke the news in Rome, Italy on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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