On 31st August 2021, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), and Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) joined hands in taking the Government- i.e., the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs-to Court. The Unions are being represented by abled Attorneys-at-law, Darren Wade and Dane Victor Elliot-Hamilton. The Unions’ applicants, Dawn Gardener, Lincoln Lewis, and Coretta McDonald-representatives of […]
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This is the fifth and final installment of the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act. This installment is the continuation of Part III, ‘Termination of Employment,’ which deals with notice and certification of termination, determination by the Chief Labour Officer, complaints of unfair dismissal, and remedies. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) trusts, armed with the law, workers will […]
This is the fourth installment of the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) sees the Act as very important to workers, who day in and day out are facing threats of losing their jobs or are being terminated, sometimes for no valid reason. In an environment where unscrupulous and vindictive employers exist it […]
(Final) Pt 5- Every society the minority has right to be heard and actively participate in governance of their business The past four Sundays the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) laid out its position on what from our vantage point is a Declaration on Government of National Unity. This is our 5th and final installment. The role of the Trade […]
Pt 2- We must find the will to hold all governments accountable Good governance is important to everyone and for the development of society. Good governance ensures the protection of basic rights and security, respect for the Rule of Law, proper management of the state and the equitable distribution of the resources of the nation. Our will to advance this […]
Pt 1- Acknowledging the source of our problem It is over important for the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to place in the public domain, once again, its position on governance in society, for the Congress is of the firm conviction there can be no peace and harmony when any section of society is marginalised and denied equal rights, freedoms, […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) calls on the Irfaan Ali government to remove visa restrictions for Haitians. Haitians deserve protection and respect consistent with the vision and protocols adumbrated by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of which the country is a member. In times of national crisis, which Haiti is experiencing, citizens are deserving of protection consistent with Human […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating in the context of negatively disrupting economic progress, obstructing socializing, sporting, recreational, educational, vacations, the functioning of the judiciary and many other activities and interactions. It is also negatively impacting on the mental health capacity of many persons and has resulted in resistance to confinement instituted to impact the spread of the virus. The prevailing pandemic […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) calls on the Government of Guyana to immediately cease and desist further distribution and administration of the Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to the population in Guyana until such vaccine satisfies all requirements and is approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is the international organisation that approves the safe use of […]
Last Wednesday the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) hosted an event on the way forward for Guyana. A presentation was made by businessman, Mr. Stanley Ming, outlining a vision for Guyana for the next ten years that stands to include all Guyanese in new Guyana where environmental safety could be assured, and the potentials of the resources and wealth utilised […]
