MBABANE:Phila Buthelezi, the Minister of Labour and Social Security has praised trade unions and other stakeholders after the successful removal of eSwatini in the list of countries violating human rights.
In a statement released on Friday, the Labour Minister attributed this success to the existence of improved social dialogue and tripartism in the country.
“The Ministry congratulates all our social partners for believing in the strength of engagements at a national level and avoiding hanging the dirty linen of the country in the international community,” said the Minister through the statement.
The International Labour Organization(ILO) has removed eSwatini from the list of countries violating human rights, to be discussed by the Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) during the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva

Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi praises trade unions and other stakeholders after successful removal of eSwatini from list of countries violating workers rights(pic: Gov).