TimesLIVE reports that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has vowed to shut down SA’s borders with eSwatini in solidarity with a strike in that country by public servants.  

Hundreds of government workers in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) were expected to embark on a national strike over salary increments on Wednesday.  Cosatu’s Mpumalanga spokesperson Thabo Mokoena said Cosatu would protest in solidarity by blocking three border gates between SA and eSwatini, namely Mahamba, Matsamo and Oshoek.  “As Cosatu, we will embark on border protest action in support of a strike by the National Public Services & Allied Workers Union, as part of our initiatives to pledge international solidarity to workers even outside our borders,” said Mokoena.  Speaking of the protesters' demands, Mokoena said they included better pay and salary increments after they had not received increments for three consecutive years.

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