The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on (Saturday) January 19, 2019 held its Berbice Area Conference under the theme “Protecting Workers Rights and Benefits…
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Member of Parliament (MP), Jermaine Figueira of Region #10 in a letter which appeared in some sections of the media spoke about, among other things, the…
The GAWU recognized Mr Rawle Lucas in his article titled “The No Confidence Vote and the ‘Ides’ of December” which appeared in the January 01, Kaieteur…
The Government in Action column titled “GuySuCo and Sugar creating a viable future” which appeared in the December 30, 2018 Guyana Chronicle spent an inordinate amount…
– workers benefitting from pay rise and improved working conditions As is well-known, GAWU’s reach extends beyond the sugar industry and our Union is the recognized bargaining agent for workers in several enterprises in number…
– brought justice and justified the correctness of our positions 2018 indeed was a remarkable year, it brought justice, though somewhat delayed, to our workers; it demonstrated the correctness of our positions and showed us…
– 390 workers rendered jobless 2018 also brought the curtains down on BEV Processors Inc which closed its doors in July, 2018 and some 390 persons losing their jobs. For…
– workers bonus payment unrealistic despite good efforts As at week-ending December 22, sugar production for the year stood at 103,511 tonnes sugar as follows:- Estate First Crop Second Crop Year Target Actual…
– sugar workers denied pay rise since Coalition took office As 2018 comes to an end, it is disheartening to register that workers in the sugar industry are being paid rates-of-pay that were adjusted last…
