Resume rules in Eswatini
What employers in Eswatini expect on a CV, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Eswatini or a resume for Eswatini: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in English, Siswati.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional, increasingly considered outdated (based on South African reference)
Date of birth: Optional
Optional, increasingly considered outdated
What the law says: Not required to include (based on South African reference)
Marital status: Optional
Optional, increasingly considered outdated
What the law says: Not required to include (based on South African reference)
Sex or gender: Not found
Not found
Nationality: Not found
Not found
National ID number: Optional
Optional, increasingly considered outdated
What the law says: Not required to include (based on South African reference)
The rest of the entry
- Language to submit in
- English, Siswati
- Named statutes
- Employment Act 1980; Industrial Relations Act 1980
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Employment Act 1980 and Industrial Relations Act 1980 (prohibit discrimination on race, colour, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, tribal/clan extraction, political affiliation, social status)
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: No Eswatini specific sources found. Information inferred from South African sources due to geographic proximity and similar market conditions. Eswatini Ministry of Labour and Social Security should be contacted for authoritative guidance.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this