By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE:Nathie Dlamini, the Business Eswatini Chief Executive Officer(CEO) has clarified that, the organization for businesspeople is not, in any way, supporting the exploitation of workers by Labour Brokers but merely calling for proper regulation to save potential job losses.

Reacting to an article published by this Swaziland News earlier on Friday afternoon, Business Eswatini Spokesperson Sakhile Dlamini defended the CEO, saying “his statement or speech delivered at the Royal Villas-Ezulwini” was misunderstood or misinterpreted.

“We have seen your article on the Launch of the Triangular Employment Prohibition Analysis Report, thank you. However, the state or call to action made by Business Eswatini is inaccurate: We said: “Don't prohibit triangular employment but regulate it in order to save potential job losses”, said the Business Eswatini Spokesperson.

Labour Brokers have been accused by trade unions of exploiting or underpaying workers to generate profits and this, was confirmed by Wander Mkhonza, the Secretary General of the Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland(ATUSWA).

“Labour Brokers must be banned because they are engaged in the business of modern day slavery. They secure business contracts and then, pay workers ‘peanuts’ so we don’t want Labour Brokers. You see the purpose of securing employment or a job is to restore your dignity as a worker. Therefore, you must receive a decent salary but Labour Brokers are not doing that, they are turning workers into slaves,” said the ATUSWA Secretary General.