The World Federation of Trade Unions lauded Guyana for the provisions made to protect workers, when Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul met yesterday with Ramon Cardona Nuevo, the Federation’s Secretary for Latin America and Caribbean.
A release from the Ministry of Labour said that the meeting heard that Guyana has implemented a National Minimum Wage, a 40-hour work week and it is also the first Caribbean country to sign ILO Convention No 189 which offers protection to domestic workers, a report from the ministry said.
Cardona was high in praise of Guyana for undertaking these initiatives, noting that trade unions in many countries around the world
