Tendai Makanza
Regional Officer IndustriALL Global Union
An Economist (with a Master’s Science Degree in Economics) working as a Regional Officer in the IndustriALL Global Union Sub-Sahara Africa Regional Office in Johannesburg, South Africa. This role focuses on developing trade union sustainable development programmes and strengthening competencies for policy engagement (social dialogue) on sectoral priorities (i.e., decent work agenda, socio-economic justice, sustainable development, labour and trade union rights). She is also responsible for coordinating the IndustriALL Regional Sub-Sahara Africa Energy Network (SSAEN), with a focus on influencing for a ‘Just Energy Transition.’ Over the years, she has worked on various posts and assignments for and with several institutions/organisations across SADC, such as; SATUCC (and its affiliates), United Nations (i.e., the ILO, UNDP, and the UN Disaster Risk Agency), EU country offices, the SADC Secretariat, the African Union; and state institutions at the national level. Tendai served as a member of the SADC Secretariat’s Regional Poverty Observatory Steering Committee and the technical working group for the drafting of the SADC Poverty Status and RPO Capacity Report. She also currently serves on the Executive of the Board of Transparency International, Zimbabwe.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Protecting mining workers’ safety through international cooperation
- Joint effort – How far has policy come in protecting workers rights, and what further contributions do miners and international partners need to make to protect workers?
- To what extent do labour issues find articulation in African mining regimes and economic development policy frameworks?
- How can multinational agreements, such as the SSTC, further prioritise worker safety under existing cooperation and capacity building frameworks?
- How can the energy transition bring positive developments for workforce ambitions?
Wednesday 05 February 15:45 - 16:30 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit
- Joint effort – How far has policy come in protecting workers rights, and what further contributions do miners and international partners need to make to protect workers?
- To what extent do labour issues find articulation in African mining regimes and economic development policy frameworks?
- How can multinational agreements, such as the SSTC, further prioritise worker safety under existing cooperation and capacity building frameworks?
- How can the energy transition bring positive developments for workforce ambitions?
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