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 […]
The Voice of Labour
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 […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) rejects the decision by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to terminate hundreds of workers. The effort by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shaik Baksh, to present the case that last year GWI suffered about $1B loss and since his assumption the company has returned to a surplus, yet he is moving to dismiss workers is an attempt […]
This conference was held in Georgetown, Parliament Buildings. At the conclusion of the Conference the undermentioned are some of the things Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow and other Labour Leaders agreed to pursue. They thereafter listed their demands and began a united struggle with the respective colonial authorities for: – Socio-economic demands Immunity for trade unions from claims for damages resulting from […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) retains abiding interest in a fair Guyanese society. This means the inalienable rights of every group and individual will be upheld and everyone will be treated with respect and dignity as mandated in the Constitution of Guyana. To this end, the GTUC, in March 2021, made a submission to the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) National […]
