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By GAWU GuyanaAugust 25, 2017

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) presented bursary awards to children of GAWU members. Over the past years, the union has been awarding the…

GAWU will never tire repeating that we stand with the workers

By GAWU GuyanaAugust 25, 2017

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) refers to Mr Gobin Harbhajan’s letter which appeared in the August 24, 2017 edition of Stabroek News. We…

Sugar – a way of life: Sustaining It, Securing It: Part Two: Non-Sugar Diversification – a resurrected failure

By GAWU GuyanaAugust 25, 2017

In this segment, the panelists reflect on plans by the sugar company to once more engage in the production of non-sugar crops. The failed past experiences…

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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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