Over 1,500 sugar workers yesterday engaged in a strike as part of an ongoing Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) campaign over wages and the closure of the Wales sugar estate.
According to a statement issued by the Government Information Agency (GINA), GuySuCo’s Finance Director Paul Bhim said that 1,700 workers staged a strike.
President of GAWU Komal Chand told Stabroek News that the action saw “just around 60% effective response,” with some workers staying home and others showing up to the order line then returning home
