A committed public servant, Mr. Sipho Ndebele is an international relations and labour expert with over 19 years of management and professional experience in the labour union, government and multilateral environment. His core expertise resides in managing economic and labour market policy issues in both the local and international arena.

A former diplomat and labour representative of South Africa and the African Group in a number of international fora, he is equipped to understand the local socio-economic implications of international policies, manage bilateral and multilateral relations and monitor compliance with international obligations. In his capacity as the South African government representative to the ILO, he was responsible for mediation in various labour disputes, including the South African Embassy in Dublin against the recognition of workers’ unions. He also has extensive experience in representing South Africa as a Sous-Sherpa in the G20 Employment Working Group and the G20 Labour Minister’s Forum, the BRICS Employment Working Group and Ministerial Sessions and covering SADC, AU and OECD labour related issues.