President of Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Lincoln Lewis does not view the 50% increase in ministers’ salaries as a negative but critiqued the manner in which it was done.
“We believe, as a trade union, in a wage-led economy… that people must be paid appropriately and across the board at all strata,” Lewis said at a news conference, where he was questioned on the issue.
He explained that it would be wrong to condemn the increase in light of his belief in a wage-led economy. That being said,
