Although the industrial sector has historically played a very minimal role in the Tanzania's structural transformation, the desire for the industrial economy is presently re-emphasised via the Tanzania Development Vision, 2025. The goal of the vision is to transform the economy through industrialization and thereby moving the country to middle-income status by 2025. While economic growth is impressively increasing; the article addresses the question of whether or not workers’ rights are protected along with economic growth. The author argues that growth alone, without protecting workers’ rights, is likely to marginalize and exclude the workers from the benefits of growth consequently leading to exacerbation of poverty rather than improved workers' quality of livelihood which is also envisioned. The article reveals that workers' rights are inadequately protected. The author recommends adoption of the UN global compact's ten principles towards protecting workers' rights along with economic growth.