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Civil society calls for decent jobs for the marginalised working class at G20 build-up event
Tanya van Meelis who serves as the Head of the Policy Unit and Labour Market Policy Coordinator at Cosatu, addressed delegates to the C20 South Africa launch at The Capital on the Park in Sandton on Sunday.
South Africa's controversial National Dialogue must not be dominated by conservative and divisive voices. These are the words of Levy Singh, Youth 20 (Y20) South Africa Sherpa during his address at the first day of the three-day C20 South Africa launch held at The Capital on the Park in Sandton on Sunday.
When South Africa hosts the G20 summit later this year, it will be the first time the gathering takes place on African soil.
The country recently officially assumed leadership of the Y20 — the G20's dedicated platform for youth engagement — at a high-profile event recently held at the historic Rand Club in Johannesburg.
"As civil society, we have to be bold and defend our core quality principles. As the Y20 We are committed to working with all the working groups. We also need to continue to deepen our unity and aligning over the next 23 weeks. South Africa will be handing over the G20 Summit to the US, and there is no certainty that our working groups will be sustained beyond this year under Donald Trump's regime. However, we must continue to be robust and rigorous and put forward our progress agenda."
