Swaziland: the repressive side of an absolute monarchy

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UNION VIEW

May 2009 • 1

#13

ITUC International Trade Union Confederation May 2009

UNION VIEW

#13

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Swaziland: the repressive side of an absolute monarchy The "subjects" of the Swazi monarchy are ravaged by poverty and AIDS. Amid a state of emergency that has lasted for 35 years, and under which political parties are banned, the trade unions are heading the fight for a multiparty democracy and greater social justice. Report and firsthand accounts.


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