Judge extends injunction halting Wales estate dismissals

Justice Brassington Reynolds on Monday ordered that a previously-issued injunction, which restrained GuySuCo from proceeding with the dismissal of Wales sugar estate workers, should remain in effect and that consultations between the company and workers’ unions should continue.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) had moved to the High Court in May to challenge the dismissals.

On May 6, the unions managed to secure a