Labour leaders push G20 to act on AI, inequality and tax justice

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In this episode of Mandates & Megaphones, Jeremy Maggs speaks to Tanya van Meelis, head of policy at Cosatu, and Riefdah Ajam, general secretary of Fedusa, about how the world’s most powerful economies can meaningfully align social justice with economic coordination, or if the gap between promises and delivery is widening.

31 Aug English South Africa News · Politics

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