Amy Musgrave Bio

LEFTHOOK Solutions co-founder Amy Musgrave is one South Africa’s leading labour experts and analysts. Her keen insight into the political economy of development and labour issues was built during a career in journalism and publishing that spans two decades. She was recently the Group Labour Editor at Independent Media, where she oversaw coverage of labour and the political economy for the company’s multiple titles and digital platforms. She was also the founding editor of the Independent World of Work, a periodical with a heavy focus on the role of policy in economic development. Amy has covered the world of labour and economy for diverse media establishments, such as Business Day, Forbes Woman Africa, The New Age and eNCA. She has a wealth of contacts in the South African labour movement, the business and political fields, civil society and international labour and development agencies.