Theme: "Advancing Productivity and Decent Work through Social Dialogue in Southern Africa."
The symposium will explore how social dialogue can help governments, employers and workers develop fair and sustainable productivity strategies that support job creation, competitiveness, income growth and its equitable sharing, and social justice.
Opening: NEDLAC Acting Executive Director Nobuntu Sibisi and ILO Director Alexio Musindo
Keynote address: Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala
Featured institutions
- African Union Commission
- Statistics South Africa
- Productivity South Africa
- Presidential Climate Commission
- NEDLAC's business, labour and community constituencies
- National productivity and social dialogue institutions from across the region
- International Labour Organization
Regional representatives from Southern African and other African countries will share practical country experiences.
Four critical conversations
- Regional productivity and country experiences – addressing key productivity and decent work challenges and national responses.
- Social dialogue institutions and productivity ecosystems – exploring how social dialogue can strengthen productivity while advancing decent work.
- Enterprise productivity, skills and inclusive transitions – examining productivity, skills and inclusive responses to digital and green transitions.
- Data, accountability and regional cooperation – strengthening data, accountability, regional cooperation and peer learning.
The discussions are expected to identify areas of continued collaboration among the Southern African social dialogue institutions and regional partners.
Date
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Venue
Protea Hotel Fire and Ice, Pretoria, South Africa
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