Those Wales cane cutters who are denied their severance pay by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) since December, 2016 obtained some relief through the provision of a food hamper which comprised, among other things, rice, oil, split peas, flour, sugar, potatoes, and salt, according to a statement from the sugar union, GAWU yesterday.
For the workers, it is noted that their right to severance pay is not being respected. The Government and the GuySuCo continues to push them to take up work at Uitvlugt Estate contrary to the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act (TESPA), GAWU said. Despite the unambiguity in the law, GAWU charged that GuySuCo remains intransigent and that it has been forced to challenge the Corporation’s stance in court.
“Disappointingly, several months have gone by and a date for the hearings to commence has not been set. Given the significance and importance of the matter, and the number of lives who are impacted, we continue to press that the matter be given some priority”, the union said.
