Russian bauxite company sets up workers committee, day after skipping labour meeting

One day after failing to attend a meeting with the Ministers of Social Protection on Wednesday, the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has formed a Workers’ Social Welfare Committee from among the non-management workforce.

A memo was served to “heads of departments and associates” at BCGI, which is a subsidiary of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL).

It stated that the committee would be formed “in order to function and foster the following: BCGI Workers Socio- economic issues and (to) be the BCGI workers medium for communication and information flow to and from BCGI management.”