Jens Christensen

Senior Specialist for Sustainable Enterprises, Productivity and Just Transition International Labour Organization (ILO)

Jens is a Senior Specialist for Sustainable Enterprises, Productivity and Just Transition at the ILO Decent Work Team for Eastern & Southern Africa. He supports the development of sustainable enterprises, productivity improvements in SMEs, responsible business conduct, and green business development to support a Just Transition towards low carbon, sustainable and inclusive economies and societies. Jens is a development economist, an Open Space facilitator and expert in ILO enterprise development and business management training programs. He joined the ILO in 1999 and prior to being posted to South Africa he was based in Indonesia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Vietnam as well as at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. He has supported sustainable enterprise development in more than 40 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Developing a fruitful and inclusive labour sector - policies, politics and possibilities

To what extent does labour issues/trade unions find articulation in African mining regimes and economic development policy frameworks?
Why does the existing policy not recognise the roles of social workforce partners, and how must that change to recognise them?
How do the aspirations of labour unions find expression in the countries’ policy designs on issues that affect workers?
Do the current low carbon energy transition ambitions across the continent hold the real possibility of a standardized mining workforce plan?

Tuesday 06 February 14:30 - 15:00 Governments Stage 1

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 14:30 02/06/2024 15:00 Developing a fruitful and inclusive labour sector - policies, politics and possibilities

To what extent does labour issues/trade unions find articulation in African mining regimes and economic development policy frameworks?
Why does the existing policy not recognise the roles of social workforce partners, and how must that change to recognise them?
How do the aspirations of labour unions find expression in the countries’ policy designs on issues that affect workers?
Do the current low carbon energy transition ambitions across the continent hold the real possibility of a standardized mining workforce plan?

Governments Stage 1 Africa/Johannesburg

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