Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions
Overview
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
in Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
. It was founded in 1983 and has a membership of 83,000.
The SFTU is involved in an ongoing campaign to win democratic and pluralist reforms in Swaziland, as well as the removal of what it sees as restrictive labour legislation.
Members of the SFTU have faced considerable opposition. In 1995 general secretary at the time, Jan Sithole
Jan Sithole
Jan Sithole was the leader of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions for 25 years. He stepped down in October 2009.In 1995, Sithole was threatened with deportation, and later kidnapped and abandoned in the boot of a car....
was threatened with deportation, and later kidnapped and abandon in the boot
Trunk (automobile)
The trunk or boot of an automobile or car is the vehicle's main storage, luggage, or cargo compartment. Trunk is used in North American English and Jamaican English; boot is used elsewhere in the English speaking world. Trunk is also primarily used in many non-English speaking regions, such as...
of a car.
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