“2024 AND ONWARDS”: Education Ministry unyielding as resumption of teachers’ strike looms
Guyana’s Education Ministry is resolute in its stance that negotiations with the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) must be restricted to the year 2024 and...
IUF General Secretary urges unionization of oil and gas workers
Sue Longley, the General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) has raised concerns...
GYSBI records 1000 days of no injuries
Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) which has been servicing ExxonMobil’s operations offshore, has recorded a milestone of zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) for the...
Labour Ministry to launch programmes to tackle safety challenges/workplace deaths
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton on Tuesday unveiled plans for an extensive rollout of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training nationwide, with a particular...
Over 100 Guyanese employed under Linden-Mabura Hill Road project
More than 100 Guyanese have found employment through the US $190 million Linden to Mabura Hill Road construction project currently underway by a Brazilian...
With teachers’ strikes dating back to the 1900s, will this latest fallout yield results?
By: Sueann Wickham
In the annals of Guyana's history, strikes have been used as a means of pursuing justice and dignity for workers who struggle...
Labour Minister credits government policies for unemployment rate decrease
In light of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)’s recent report commending the decrease in Guyana’s unemployment rate, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has said...
GTU gearing to defend lack of accountability for over three decades
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald has told this publication that the union is preparing to defend recent allegations of its...
Govt. refuses to de-recognize Teacher’s Union despite poor financial track record
Despite concerns over its lack of financial transparency spanning nearly 35 years, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government will not de-recognize the...
ERC SALUTES WORKERS ON LABOUR DAY 2023
See statement below from the Ethnic Relations Commission.
The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), extends Labour Day greetings to all workers and salutes their invaluable contributions...
