2021 – hopeful optimism!!
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…
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COVID-19 – a major blow!
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…
The hijacking of our democracy – a sordid affair!
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…
The extractive sector – safeguarding our patrimony!
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…
The NIS – a source of discomfort!
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…
National Minimum Wage – an urgent need for revision
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…
GRDB Rice Research Station – new to the GAWU fold
https://youtu.be/XqyaZs4-dKg The workers of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Rice Research Station at Burma are now a part of the GAWU family. The workers overwhelmingly…
Skeldon Energy Inc (SEI) – disregarding workers’ rights to union representation! (updated)
https://youtu.be/jM3AjdXkrJc The GAWU in 2019 was certified by the TURCB as the bargaining agent on behalf of employees employed by Skeldon Energy Inc (SEI). Following our…
Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) – disrespecting workers’ rights!
https://youtu.be/7qCSPBCOhv4 The foreign-owned Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) continues to disrespect the rights of its workers and flout the Laws of Guyana. For some years now, the…
Transitioning to ethanol – requires greater study!
https://youtu.be/M17e1WXzqOU Alongside aquaculture, there has also been a great deal of talk regarding a transition to ethanol in the sugar industry. It has been argued that…