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Eswatini
Region: Southern Africa Regional Economic Communities (REC): COMESA · SADC
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| Indicator | Data |
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| Governance (IIAG) | Overall Governance score: 44.5 / 100 · Rank: 35th / 54 · View IIAG Country Statistics |
PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING
Institutions and Stakeholder Database
(To be linked)
REC Membership
- COMESA
- SADC
Population size and size of the informal economy
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Nature of the legal system and ILO status
Eswatini operates a mixed legal system combining Roman-Dutch law, statutory law, and customary law.
(Content to be added: ILO membership year and Decent Work Country Programme details)
Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection
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.
Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers 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.
PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION
Domestic Work Sector
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
Street Vendor
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Waste Reclaiming
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Home working
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Gig Work and the Platform Economy
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Farm Work
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The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining
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Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap)
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Cross-Border Informal Trade
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Sources / Links
- 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)