although the joint efforts of the tanu and the tfl resulted in tanzanian independence from the united kingdom, trade unions presented what edwin babeiya has framed as "direct confrontation with the post independence tanu government over various issues such as africanization and trade unions' autonomy." in 1962, there were a total of 182,000 workers organized in the trade unions of the newly independent tanganyika and 152 strikes involving 48,434 workers forcing the state to react. the 1964 nuta act disbanded the tfl and established the national union of tanganyika workers (nuta) as the sole trade union in the country. this was the end of all labor autonomy in the country as the union's main function was to propagate the government's policies and the leadership of the nuta was appointed by the country's president. as mentioned above, the situation in the early 1960s in zanzibar, which had merged with tanganyika to form tanzania in 1964, was similar. as in mainland tanzania, the government banned the existing trade unions, namely the zpfl, and instituted the federation of revolutionary trade unions (frtu) as the new union federation of zanzibar. the frtu was heavily involved in the government's dealings including the preparation of the new constitution. but in 1966, the frtu was no longer needed. thus, the government dissolved it and the department of labour, directed by the asp, took over labor affairs, but it was dissolved as well as soon as 1968.