New podcast: The chairman turns 67 – but does not let go

You can listen to the entire podcast at the bottom of the article.

Nuuk is grey this Monday, but in Jess G. Berthelsen's office the walls glow a deep red. Here sits a man who has been in the service of the trade union movement for more than half of his life – and who has no intention of letting go now that he is 67.

- Age is just a number. I don't feel like a 67-year-old. I don't really know how you feel at that age. When we were kids, we thought that 50-year-olds were old – and they looked old too. But fortunately that has changed, says Jess G. Berthelsen.

It's his birthday, and it was supposed to be about him. But Jess G. Berthelsen doesn't like talking about himself. Instead, he quickly changes the subject and starts talking about the conditions of workers and everything that's happening in the world.

Although he has reached retirement age, he has no plans to slow down. On the contrary, he is running for chairman again this fall.

"I feel like I can still work. I still have something to give. And I still have some plans," he says.

We spoke with Jess G. Berthelsen about what he himself highlights as important in his long career – and about what has been more difficult. Listen to the conversation below.