COSATU is the Congress of South African Trade Unions and today they have sent this press release out concerning Swaziland.
Mar 17 COSATU condemns Swazi police brutality
Briefly, textile workers in Swaziland have been on strike since Mar 3 so the "royal police" and army have been called in. The Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisation has reported today that Royal Swazi Police use teargas, baton rounds (rubber bullets) and live ammunition on unarmed and unprotected women who are legally striking for the right to the lowest standard of living that can be called decent.
Mar 17 SCCCO Statement on Police and Army at textile strike
Also see SWAZI POLICE SHOOT IN THE BACK
For Canadians:
Please write to Canadian Foreign Affairs asking that they:
1) immediately contact the Swazi government to request that police and army refrain from this bloody frenzy!
2) request that a Canadian mission be immediately dispatched to Swaziland to evaluate the conditions in this "unique democracy".
Mr Maxime Bernier
Minister of Foreign Affairs
BerniM@parl.gc.ca
Canadian High Commission in Pretoria
Ms Ruth Archibald
High Commissioner to South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho
pret@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Mr Vincent Charron
High Commission Swaziland Desk
Vincent.Charron@international.gc.ca
If you are able to write one note copied to these 3 addresses I would appreciate it very much. If you know others who are concerned about human rights and workers' rights, kindly forward to them. Thanks.
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