Minister of Labour Dr Nanda Gopaul says that the trade union movement is an important and necessary body as it is a political voice for workers and looks out for their interests. He was speaking on Saturday at the opening of the third triennial delegates’ conference of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) at Hotel Tower, Main Street.
A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that the conference was held under the theme, “Repositioning and strengthening our role as workers’ voice in this changing working environment.”
Gopaul, a former longstanding trade unionist, emphasised the importance of employers working with the trade union movement, which he said, is not a threat to their existence. “I hope that employers will not be scared of the labour movement, but see them as
