The International Labour Organization has elected Gilbert Houngbo of Togo as its new director-general. He will take office in October, becoming the first African to hold the position.
Gilbert Houngbo of Togo was elected International Labour Organization director-general on Friday. He is the first African to hold the position. File photo.The International Labour Organization has elected Gilbert Houngbo of Togo as its new director-general. He will take office in October, becoming the first African to hold the position.
There were five candidates for the five-year post, including SA businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba. He is a former vice-president of the International Organisation of Employers of the ILO, a tripartite UN special agency dealing with social justice and setting international labour standards.reported the SA government withdrew its support for Mdwaba’s candidacy last year, refusing to give reasons. The government initially approved R8m for his campaign, but later withdrew support before a cent was spent. Mdwaba said then his competitors’ campaigns were funded by their governments.
Muriel Pénicaud , ambassador and permanent representative of France to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and former minister of labour of France; Greg Vines , deputy director-general of the ILO with responsibility for management and reform, and formerly minister , Australian permanent mission to the UN in Geneva and chair of the ILO governing body.
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