Public service unions
across Swaziland / eSwatini plan a nationwide strike against government.
They intend to march and
deliver petitions to a number of government ministries. It is due to take place
on Wednesday (26 June 2019).
Four public service unions
have joined forces, they are the National Public Service and Allied Workers
Union (NAPSAWU), Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), Swaziland
Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) and the Swaziland Government Accountants
Personnel (SNAGAP).
One of the matters the
union wants sorted is the shortage of medicines at public hospitals and clinics.
The government, which is not elected but handpicked by absolute monarch King
Mswati III, is broke and has not paid suppliers.
SNAT Secretary General
Sikelela Dlamini told the Swazi Observer
that the shortage was so bad that people had died as a result.
Workers have been
campaigning for the past two years for cost of living salary increases of 6.5
percent. The government offered zero percent. Unions say inflation in Swaziland
has risen by 14.5 percent over the past two years.
See also
Industrial
Court stops Swaziland public servants strike at last minute
Swaziland
public servants prepare for pay strike amid fears of renewed police violence
against them
HIV drugs not available across Swaziland as
health crisis deepens
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