#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty Swaziland: Repression of trade union activities during the Global Week of Action http://www.ituc-csi.org/swaziland-repression-of-trade-13677 The ITUC strongly protests the repression of trade union activities during the Global Week of Action in Swaziland. Today, an international panel of experts will hear directly from workers about how labour rights violations impact their lives On 5 September, the General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland, Vincent Ncongwane, was followed by ten police officers in plain clothes. Upon entering his office he was arrested and taken to the police station without any explanation or an arrest warrant. After three hours at the police station, he was put under house arrest. The government claims that he had attempted to instigate an illegal protest. However, TUCOSWA fully complied with Swazi laws by announcing a protest march for the Global Week of Action on 15 August 2013 to both police and the Commissioner of Labour...