Foreign mining investors must take account of workers rights – Lewis

GTUC General Secretary Lincoln Lewis

General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis, has told Stabroek Business that both the government and the labour movement need to pay particular attention to matters relating to safety and health and workers’ rights against the backdrop of the anticipated major overseas investments in the mining sector.

“Gold and manganese particularly appear to have attracted major investments and one assumes that these new operations will offer employment to sizeable numbers of people. I believe that should be attended by arrangements to ensure that the operations of these companies should be attended by special attention to