Dennis George is the general secretary of the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa). BUSINESS DAY TV: Team SA is back from the World Economic Forum (WEF) where it hoped to show that business, government and labour are still working together to drive growth. Fedusa’s (Federation of Unions of SA’s) Dennis George was part of the Davos contingent and joins us in the News Leader studio now with his thoughts on how SA was perceived at the event. Dennis ... so this your first visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, give us your sense of the attention that SA received because some of the conversations we’ve had are reflective of the fact that attention wasn’t on SA and so whether or not the South African message got through is still a big question. DENNIS GEORGE: The big issue is that there were 50 heads of state, but 1,500 leaders from business, from trade unions, all of them trying to solve and bring solutions to the world. And what SA did was, we went there to market our country and ex...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.