Swazi Labour Insight

Authority on labour,development and political economy in Swaziland.

[Swazi Labour Insight @LabourSD]

The Workers' Experience Podcast Session 1 featuring #BhekiMamba. Please watch, share, Subscribe to the channel.#TiniTwitter #FrontLineHeroes @ILOAfrica @NLCHeadquarters @_cosatu @SnatSwaziland @ituc_africa @ituc @GLU_Network @ICNurses @CANGO3 @DENOSAORG https://t.co/HbSnKeUpuc

[ITUC @ituc]

The ITUC expresses its solidarity with young people taking to the streets across the world to demand quality education, decent jobs, affordable living conditions and democratic accountability.

🗣️“Young people are demanding what every generation should be able to expect: quality education, decent jobs, affordable living conditions and a voice in shaping their lives. These are key elements of the New Social Contract championed by the ITUC. Governments must listen to these demands and respond with practical action, not more repression, austerity and intimidation.” @luc_triangle

🔗 https://t.co/mpui1S0C39

#FighForDemocracy @eduinternational.bsky.social

[Amnesty International Zimbabwe @amnesty_zim]

Tanzania: Former Ambassador Humphrey Polepole Abducted and Disappeared From His Home

Former ambassador Humphrey Polepole was abducted at his home in Dar es Salaam on 6 October 2025.
He has not been seen since. Humphrey appears to have been targeted because of his criticism of the president and ruling party for restrictions on civic space, the crackdown on human rights and attacks on opposition members. His family miss him dearly and need answers.

No one should be disappeared for criticizing the government.

Join us in calling on the Tanzanian authorities to immediately disclose Humphrey’s fate and whereabouts.

Sign the petition: https://t.co/tOUDOmHGO8

LEARN MORE ABOUT WRITE FOR RIGHTS : https://t.co/xUzRWAXYbG

#Write4Rights #W4R26 ✍️📨

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

We stand with working people.

The future of this country is at stake. Let’s WIN this election in Georgia and across the country and build an economy that works for all of us, NOT billionaires and CEOs.

[CNBC Africa @cnbcafrica]

The United States plans to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from January 1, 2027, potentially making exports to the US more expensive as duty-free access falls away. South Africa, AGOA’s largest beneficiary, exported approximately $1.7 billion under the programme in 2025, although the government says these exports account for just 1% of the country’s total global exports.

Pretoria says it will support affected industries while pursuing alternative markets, as the decision raises broader questions about trade diversification and South Africa’s diplomatic relationship with Washington.

CNBC Africa’s Rethabile Joala reports.

#CNBCAfrica #AGOA #SouthAfrica #SAUSTrade

[Lethabo @CheetahPlains]

Paul Kagame talking about AGOA. Maybe i judged him too harshly. I will reduce the prison sentence 😂

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Care and support systems are essential to decent work, gender equality and social justice.

Last week, the @ilo brought together partners to discuss how to strengthen care systems and improve working conditions for care workers.

See the highlights 👇
https://t.co/OOb0YV9Gra

[Grieve Chelwa @gchelwa]

<Sunday Listening> Hello friends, a couple of weeks ago I was on 702 and CapeTalk radio with Stephen Grootes, host of The Money Show, talking about my book with @vijayprashad, How the International Monetary Fund Strangles Africa. Please have a listen. 👇🏿

[Joshua Malidzo Nyawa @joshuamalidzo]

'Judges are not hot house plants and they will not wilt under criticism.......... Judges must be subjected to the most probing, most unpleasant criticism by the society. This is part of the enterprise of Justice.'
President of Botswana, Duma Boko

[ITUC @ituc]

🇧🇷 Lula’s re-election is a victory for democracy and working people!
Brazilian workers and trade unions have shown that the far right can be defeated through collective mobilisation. #FightForDemocracy @CSA_TUCA

🔗 https://t.co/iOzfgr21Ma

[ITUC-Africa @ituc_africa]

On 19–20 October 2026, ATUNET participated in the 4th meeting of the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) Economic and Social Policy (ESP) Network, held at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) headquarters in Berlin, Germany.
Under the theme “Transforming Our Societies and Economies for the Future: Union Priorities for a Workers-Centred Structural Transformation,” the meeting brought together trade union representatives from around the world to exchange views on economic and social challenges and the priorities of the trade union movement.
Discussions focused on decent job creation, the formalisation of the informal economy, industrial policies, critical mineral supply chains, skills development and social protection financing.
Discussions were intended to inform ITUC policy positions, including preparations for the 2027 International Labour Conference discussion on structural transformation and the ILO Roadmap for Formalising the Informal Economy.
#ATUNET #SocialDialogue #DecentWork #SocialProtection @atunet @profhod

[RT @RT_com]

'I have to govern for 215 MILLION people' — Lula says NO more adversaries now that elections WON

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

How is AI reshaping entry-level jobs for young people?

From gaps between education and labour market needs to technological change, the ILO Future of Work podcast explores the challenges facing young people in accessing decent work.

🎧Listen: https://t.co/9X9R3CBcLY

[ITUC-Africa @ituc_africa]

Workers contribute to the economy through their labour and through taxation.
Tax justice requires those with the greatest wealth to contribute according to their capacity.
A fair tax system can help reduce inequality and strengthen public resources.
Make the rich pay their fair share.
#JUSUN #Mission300 @OxfaminAfrica @noradno @AkhatorO @profhod

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Labour rights need to work in practice, not just on paper.

A new @ilo brief explores how access to effective remedy helps workers seek justice, resolve disputes and strengthen decent work.

Have a look: https://t.co/6f56wTkllT

[ITUC-Africa @ituc_africa]

Corruption is not only an institutional issue. It has real consequences for people's daily lives.
Every public resource that is diverted is a resource that cannot finance a job, a school, a health centre or a public service.
Fighting corruption is therefore also a fight for social justice.
End corruption. Demand financial integrity.
#JUSUN #Mission300 @OxfaminAfrica @noradno @profhod @AkhatorO

[UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion]

🚨 12-hour shifts. Unpaid overtime. Fear of unionizing.

New UNI investigation on G4S security guards in India
❌ Unpaid overtime
❌ No copies of contracts
❌ Pressure and retaliation around union organizing

#G4SFailure

[Swazi Labour Insight @LabourSD]

Coup promises always fall flat. Thank you @africaarguments

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

"Sixty-five years of data...tracking all 222 coup events, successful and attempted, across 53 African countries say the promise has never been kept ...coup governments don't merely fail to fight corruption. They make it worse, systematically, every time."

https://t.co/SsA7idQ39f

[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

Delivering his Closing Statement at the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa emphasises the need to accelerate implementation across the region.

The President says progress must be measured in tangible outcomes, including increased electricity generation and transmission, improved infrastructure, reduced border-crossing times, expanded intra-regional trade and jobs created.

#SADCSummit
#SADCSouthAfrica
#BetterAfricaBetterWorld
🇿🇦 🇦🇴 🇧🇼 🇰🇲 🇨🇩 🇸🇿 🇱🇸 🇲🇬 🇲🇼 🇲🇺 🇲🇿 🇳🇦 🇸🇨 🇹🇿 🇿🇲 🇿🇼

[ITUC @ituc]

⚠️ Imagina ir a la cárcel por enfrentarte a tu jefe.

🚓 En 2026 se detuvo a trabajadores en la mitad de los países del Índice.
💥 En el 32% de los países se han dado casos de trabajadores víctimas de actos de violencia.
🛑 En el 87% se ha vulnerado el derecho de huelga.

📢 Cárcel. Exilio. Violencia. Silencio. Estas son las tácticas que se utilizan contra trabajadores de todo el mundo.

✊ Los trabajadores merecen dignidad, justicia y libertad.

👉 https://t.co/0QAXI23paU

#RightsIndex26 #LuchaPorLaDemocracia

[SADC Secretariat @SADC_News]

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘́ 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟰𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 - 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The 46th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of #SADC was held on 17 August 2026 in Durban, Republic of South Africa, under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Mr Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa.

The Summit brought together SADC Heads of State and Government to deliberate on key regional priorities and reaffirm their commitment to advancing regional integration, peace, security, sustainable development and shared prosperity in Southern Africa. Read the full Summit Communiqué:

Read the full Summit Communiqué on the SADC Website:
https://t.co/qHJQXdPVOT

French language: https://t.co/sNYybu69ec

@EliasMagosi @sardcnet @DIRCO_ZA @AngeleMakombo