Public servants across Swaziland / eSwatini are set to
strike for three days starting Monday (23 September 2019) in a long-running
campaign over pay.
Workers want a 7.8 percent cost-of-living adjustments
but the government says it is broke and cannot pay anything.
The standoff has seen a number of marches on
government in recent days in which petitions were delivered to ministries.
Petitions were also delivered to regional administration offices and regional education
offices across the kingdom which is ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute
monarch.
The unions involved under the umbrella of the Public
Sector Associations (PSA) include the Swaziland National Association of
Teachers (SNAT), Swaziland National Association of Civil Servants (SNACS),
Swaziland Nurses Association (SNA), and Swaziland National Association of
Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP).
The nurses cannot take part in the strike as they are considered an
essential service under Swazi law.
Public servants have not been awarded a Cost of Living Adjustment for
the past three years. Unions say prices have risen by 19.9 percent in that
time.
See also
Swaziland
Industrial Court paves way for public servants to strike legally
Swaziland
public servants prepare for pay strike amid fears of renewed police violence
against them
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