WE DID NOT COST SD AGOA - TUCOSWA

MANZINI - The Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) has said it did not cost the country AGOA.

This was said by TUCOSWA President Barnes Dlamini. He said it was the country that signed the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) terms and conditions and by doing so, it knew what it had to do to remain eligible to the benefit.
AGOA offers preferential access to the United States market for goods from about 40 Sub-Saharan nations that meet the required political and economical standards.

The removal of the country from the Act meant that the country would no longer have the preferential access to the US market and this would be effective on January 1, 2015.

It is worth mentioning that AGOA contributed immensely in fighting unemployment in the country as over 17 000 people are employed in the textile firms across the country. 

“TUCOSWA did not take AGOA from Swaziland as it has been perceived by some people but the union is trying to help the country regain the benefit of the Act. We could not take AGOA away from the country as most of our members would be affected, especially those working at the Matsapha Industrial sites,” the president said.
He blamed lack of professionalism in the people who in power. He said if the country continued to be led by unprofessional people, it would be heading for disaster.
 

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