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KN ad a new low reached in seeking to disparage GAWU

By GAWU GuyanaJune 16, 2017

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) attention was drawn to an advertisement titled “Do Guyanese know these facts about the sugar industry?” which appeared…

Enmore Martyrs observances overshadowed by despair and anxiety in sugar belt

By GAWU GuyanaJune 16, 2017

Paying tribute to the Enmore Martyrs, as we are doing at this time, holds a special place in the yearly calendar of events of the Guyana…

Sugar workers lives stand to be rolled back

By GAWU GuyanaJune 16, 2017

We meet today on the 69th Anniversary of a workers’ struggle waged at Enmore in which five (5) workers lost their lives and many more suffered…

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The beginnings of Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) can be traced back to 1946 when the British Guiana Industrial Workers Union (GIWU) was founded. The Union played a large role in a strike in 1948 by workers on a number of estates in the East Coast of Demerara. The workers were protesting against the cut and load system, they were calling for the recognition of the GIWU, and for improvement of…Read More
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