The GAWU saw the letter written by former President Donald Ramotar titled “Paradigm shifts needed in sugar industry to regain viability” which appeared in the February…
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The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) having considered the 2021 National Budget is most pleased with several measures proposed. We believe that the…
The recent announcement by President Dr Irfaan Ali that all workers of the State will benefit from a $25,000 grant is most welcomed. For its part,…
The state-owned holding company – the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) – on December 31, 2020 fired, without the hint of warning, approximately sixty…
https://youtu.be/0WVC81KkFWQ 2020 will be remembered for a long time. It is a year that will go down for so many reasons and it is a year…
https://youtu.be/Lkcf-wgHrh8 COVID-19 has demonstrated to us how interconnected we are as a planet and how vulnerable we are as human beings. Indeed, too many have lost…
https://youtu.be/kzMFD4WaDSo 2020 as we said at the commencement has been history making for several reasons. Undoubtedly, for us as Guyanese, 2020 will be an inglorious year…
https://youtu.be/EqiOI4_8QXw The extractive sector continues to receive seminal attention as the value of our nation’s natural resources continues to grow in importance. More recently, we have…
https://youtu.be/m3RyCDhaShU As we conclude 2020, they are far too many NIS contributors and pensioners alike who continue to be denied benefits they rightly deserve. In recent…
https://youtu.be/2o8uoev3SVs The GAWU remains concerned that the year-end looms and the improvement of the National Minimum Wage still remains unresolved. In April, 2019, the National Tripartite…