DTL dismisses eight workers for striking

Eight workers from Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) at Mabura Hills, Region 10 have been dismissed for protesting outside the company’s head office in Georgetown on Monday to press for salary increases.

The workers who were part of an 11-member protest and were joined by representatives of their union, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), had told Stabroek News that they have been expecting the increase since last year.

They continued their normal work on Tuesday and were