Mthunzi Mdwaba loses out to Togo’s Gilbert Houngbo in bid for ILO chief
The world needs an ILO that is capable of solving real-life problems of working people and enterprise
25 March 2022 - 15:57
SA businessperson Mthunzi Mdwaba, whose bid to become the first African to lead the International Labour Organisation (ILO) suffered a blow after the government withdrew its support, lost out to Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo.
Houngbo was elected for a five-year term in Geneva in Switzerland on Friday. The other candidates were Kang Kyung-wha of the Republic of Korea, Muriel Pénicaud of France and Greg Vines of Australia...
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