Smashing H&M in South Africa: not the first attack on the garment supply chain (and not the last either!)
Submitted by libcom on Jan 15 2018 23:42
Hand-wringing over the trashing of a few H&M branches in South Africa ignores the often highly militant struggles of the workers in H&M's supply chain (and others like it), themselves often women of colour and one of the most combative sections of the international working class.
The Swazi state in violent crackdown on striking teachers and nurses
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 24 2012 15:51
Striking teachers in Swaziland have vowed to extend their five week strike indefinitely until their demand of a 4.5% pay rise has been met. The government has responded with intimidation and violence.
Swazi textile workers to resume strike
Submitted by Ed on Mar 31 2008 15:05
16,000 Swazi textile workers look set to resume strike action this Wednesday if their demands for better pay and benefits are ignored.
Workers strike and clash with police in Swaziland
Submitted by Ed on Mar 7 2008 15:25
The last week of textile workers' strikes has seen Swaziland's most intense wave of labour militancy in a decade.
Swaziland workers due to strike today
Submitted by Ramona on Oct 27 2006 12:00
Strike action has been planned by employees of the Swaziland National Trust Commission if a demand for a 3.8% pay rise is not met.
African anarchist arrested by Swazi regime
Submitted by libcom on Dec 29 2005 13:09
Several weeks ago "MK", a member of the Soutern African Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation's underground structures in Swaziland was arrested.
