Trade unionists wanted the Swazi Government, which is unelected and handpicked by the King, to release a salary review report into their pay that was completed four months ago.
Public protests are rare in Swaziland where
political parties are banned from contesting elections and groups advocating
multi-party democracy in the kingdom are banned under the Suppression of
Terrorism Act.
Members of the Swaziland National Association of
Teachers (SNAT), Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU), National
Association of Public Servants and Allied Workers (NAPSAW) and Swaziland
National Association of Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP) had wanted to
march to the Parliament building and deliver a petition to the Clerk of
Parliament.
Earlier this month two trade union activists were arrested and charged with obstruction when they took part
in a picket organised by public service unions.
See also
TENSION
OVER SWAZI PAY PROTEST
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