Cosatu Shuts Border Posts In Support of Striking eSwatini Public Servants

Riyaz Patel

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) in Mpumalanga has blocked the Mahamba and Matsamo border posts in solidarity with striking eSwatini public servants.

Government workers in neighbouring eSwatini embarked on nationwide protests this week demanding better remuneration from King Mswati’s government.

“The border blockades are convened in solidarity with the eSwatini public sector unions who are currently fighting for a cost of living adjustment,” Sizwe Pamla, a spokesperson for Cosatu said.

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“Mpumalanga Cosatu supports the strike by eSwatini’s National Public Services & Allied Workers Union [NAPSAWU] and other public sector unions of Swaziland and holds a strong view that their demand for a living wage is a genuine one which must