Eswatini

Region: Southern Africa Regional Economic Communities (REC): COMESA · SADC

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• COMESA
• SADC

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Eswatini operates a mixed legal system combining Roman-Dutch law, statutory law, and customary law.

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Workers’ rights in Eswatini are governed through:

• The Constitution
• Employment legislation
• Labour and industrial relations frameworks

These frameworks generally provide for:

• Regulation of employment relationships
• Basic labour protections
• Recognition of workers’ rights

However, protection and enforcement remain more effective in the formal sector than in the informal economy.

Eswatini relies primarily on:

• General labour law frameworks
• Wage regulation
• Sectoral employment protections

Specific targeted protection for informal workers remains limited.

Employment Act, 1980

• Provides the general legal framework governing employment relationships, including domestic workers

Minimum Wage Regulations

• Apply to domestic work and establish wage protections for workers in the sector

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• IIAG – Eswatini: https://iiag.online/locations/sz.html
• Employment Act, 1980
• Minimum Wage Regulations
• Institutions and Stakeholder Database – Eswatini (to be linked)
• ILO Country Profile – Eswatini (to be linked)