Canada celebrates Labour Day in September but the majority of the world marks May 1st as "Workers Day". Monday at May Day celebrations in Swaziland Jan Sitole, leader if the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU) called for the king to "step aside".
This week also saw a pro-democracy Swazi delegation travel to Denmark to discuss their situation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Danish parliamentarians. Britain and the Netherlands have publicly called for the unbanning of political parties yet the Canadian government seems complacent.
The International Crisis Group based in the Netherlands issued a letter from Nairobi and a journalist in Zimbabwe writes about Mswati's heresy.
If you have a few minutes please write to Ms Scrimshaw pret@dfait-maeci.gc.ca and Mr Charron vincent.charron@international.gc.ca of the Canadian High Commission for Swaziland. Encourage more dialogue with the pro-democracy groups from Swaziland. Thanks.
Links:
Step aside - Jan pleads with king.
Swaziland delegation to Europe. http://swazilandsolidaritynetworkcanada.wikispaces.com/Swaziland+delegation+to+Europe
Beyond Royal Rule And Naked Reed Dances.
http://swazilandsolidaritynetworkcanada.wikispaces.com/Beyond+Royal+Rule+And+Naked+Reed+Dances
http://swazilandsolidaritynetworkcanada.wikispaces.com/Beyond+Royal+Rule+And+Naked+Reed+Dances
No Holds Barred: King Mswati's Heresy
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