Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini 2005
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    (1) A person has the right to practise a profession and to carry on any lawful occupation, trade or business.
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    (3) The employer of a female worker shall accord that worker protection before and after child birth in accordance with law.
    (4) Parliament shall enact laws to -
    (a) provide for the right of persons to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions;
    (b) ensure equal payment for equal work without discrimination;
    (c) ensure that every worker is accorded rest and reasonable working hours and periods of holidays with pay as well as remuneration for public holidays; and
    (d) protect employees from victimisation and unfair dismissal or treatment. (Sec. 32)
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Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act 2005 (English). The country's name was changed from ""Swaziland"" to ""Eswatini"" in 2018. The Constitution has not yet been amended accordingly.

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Chapter IV on Citizenship.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IX on Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution − (a) each chamber of Parliament may make Standing Orders with respect to … (vii) the nomination or election of women in the House under section 95 …” (Sec. 121).
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“Subject to the provisions of this Constitution − (a) each chamber of Parliament may make Standing Orders with respect to … (vii) the nomination or election of women in the House under section 95 …” (Sec. 121).
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter III on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter XIV on Traditional Institutions.