AFC voices ‘deep concern’ for sugar workers

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday expressed deep concern for workers in the sugar industry who are likely to be displaced in the ongoing rationalization of GuySuCo.

In a statement yesterday following a meeting over the weekend, the NEC implored the government to take decisive actions over the welfare of the workers.

It proposed severance pay, the offer of land leases, access to small loans and access to markets for agro-processing.