Eighteen workers of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) joined with the General Workers Union (GWU) outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday to protest over back pay and the loss of benefits on the job.
Marching in a circle during what the GWU President Norris Witter called a “limited protest,” the men bore placards, carrying messages such as “Enough is enough,” “Workers’ rights are human rights,” and “It is time.”
“Our view is that the management has misinterpreted our willingness to cooperate as a sign of weakness and the situation has met the point of intolerance. We cannot and will not any longer cooperate with a management that is demonstrating scant respect and regard for the welfare and wellbeing
