The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) yesterday said it is poised to achieve its production target for the year, 2018 of 103, 000 tonnes of sugar and that workers will get a bonus.
For the last few years, workers have not gotten an end of year bonus or a wage increase because of the dire state of the industry.
A press release from GuySuCo said that as of yesterday 100,485 tonnes of sugar has been produced for the year. This is in excess of 12,000 tonnes more than what was achieved for 2017, from the three estates – Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt.
Thus far, the three estates have collectively surpassed their weekly targets on 26 occasions for the year which translates to payment of Weekly Production Incentives (WPI). The qualified employees will therefore receive a bonus for the year 2018, as a reward for their performance and the value of which would be dependent on the final production.
Over the last two years, four sugar estates: Wales, Enmore, Skeldon and Rose Hall have been taken out of operation and thousands of workers laid off.
The Corporation said it would like to thank all employees for remaining focused on the task at hand and delivering a successful target. With a few weeks left for the second crop, employees are encouraged to maintain the team spirit.
