Swaziland: Unions to pressure government to abide by rule of law

After relative quiet, Swaziland's labour unions are about to embark on the first national stay-away in five years. Union leaders are confident that the time has come to press for democratic reforms in the country. This will happen despite a government ban on strikes and threats from the royal establishment, and if the stay-away takes place during the annual kingship pageant, strikers would be committing sacrilege.