A number of sugar workers downed tools on Saturday last for three days in response to the corporation’s refusal of their union’s proposed Annual Production Incentive (API).
After meeting on Friday, the second time for the week, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) were unable to come to a consensus in relation to the API.
Head of the union Komal Chand told Stabroek News yesterday that the two parties were very far apart as it relates to what constitutes a day’s pay. He said the corporation is advocating that 85,000 tonnes of sugar should equal a day’s pay, while the union had proposed 32,500 tonnes.
