The new citizenship law passed in November 1992 removed many ambiguities relating to Swazi citizenship and enabled non-ethic Swazis to enjoy a measure of benefits, i.e. obtaining passports and citizenship documents. The Government hosts about 7,000 ethnic Swazis from the former homeland of KwaZulu in South Africa and these are treated as virtually indistinguishable from local Swazis. Right of association . The Industrial Relations Act of 1980 affirms the right of trade unions to organize and associate freely. It permits workers in all sectors of the economy, including the public sector, to join unions.
Unions operate independently of government or political control.
The Swaziland Federation of Labour, a breakaway from the SFTU, gained recognition from Government in 1994. The Government has taken the necessary steps to ratify the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, the Convention on the Political Rights of Women, the Convention on the Nationality of Married Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. His Majesty King Mswati III, when opening Parliament, pointed out that a committee would be appointed to look into the drafting of the country's constitution. The drafting of the constitution, which will start shortly, will address adequately all aspects of the Convention left out by the present legislations.