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Articles from Swaziland

  1. Standards and working conditions 5 March 2012

    Swaziland: Union demands 1,200 dismissed teachers be reinstated

    The Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), an EI national affiliate, has condemned the authorities’ decision to make 1,200 primary teachers redundant due to the financial crisis hitting this Kingdom.

    Swaziland: Union demands 1,200 dismissed teachers be reinstated
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2011

    Swaziland: Financial crisis 'forcing schools to shut'

    Most schools in Swaziland are shut because of the financial crisis that has hit the government, according to the head of the Swaziland Principals Association (SWAPA).

    Swaziland: Financial crisis 'forcing schools to shut'
  3. Union growth 7 September 2011

    Swaziland: Unions demand democracy now

    Teacher trade unionists across the globe have found little to cheer about Swaziland as it marks its Independence Day, on 6 September, with a litany of attacks on basic freedom and workers' rights.

    Swaziland: Unions demand democracy now
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 10 June 2011

    Swaziland: Teachers demand freeze of King’s assets

    Almost 3,000 teachers in Swaziland have marched to the South African and US embassies to insist on an international asset freeze against the country’s absolute ruler, King Mswati III, alleging corruption and mismanagement of national resources.

    Swaziland: Teachers demand freeze of King’s assets
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2009

    Swazi Union Speaks Out Against Stigma

    The Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) knows firsthand the challenges of talking HIV/AIDS in a country believed to have the highest incidence of AIDS worldwide.

    Swazi Union Speaks Out Against Stigma