Mpho Phakedi

Deputy General Secretary National Union of Mineworkers

Comrade Mpho Phakedi started working in the mining industry in 1997. He worked as a general worker and moved to various sections and departments. He worked at Old Lorraine Mine; Winkelhak Mine; Venterspost Mine. He became a shopsteward in 1998, was elected in 1999 as the branch secretary until 2008. In 2002, comrade Phakedi was elected as the PWV Regional Deputy Secretary of Education. Between 2005 and 2008 he served as both Deputy Chairperson and Chairperson of Goldfields mining house shopsteward council. In November 2008 he became the Regional Secretary of PWV region. He was elected as NUM Treasurer General at the 16th National Congress in 2018. During the term of office, Cde Mpho served on the committee of internal auditors of IndustrialALL to date.
comrade Mpho Phakedi was elected as the NUM Deputy General Secretary at the end of the term of office in 2021 and still serving on that position.

Largely Mr Phakedi has worked in the mining environment and developed vast experience in terms of negotiating better conditions of employment; dealing with Health & Safety issues; transformation and including policy development input.
Well exposed to energy and construction sectors by way of being a regional and national leader of NUM.
MR Phakedi holds diploma in paralegal studies; occupational training & development Practitioner certificate and currently studying towards BA in Law. He acquired knowledge in various studies including basic labour; new Manager program; basic research and writing skills.
Currently Mr Phakedi is serving in various Boards; as trustee and in some as the Chairman.

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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