Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has revealed that the Government has permitted the importation of labour to meet the shortage of heavy-duty vehicle drivers.
The minister was at the time speaking at the Multi-Stakeholders Meeting on Guyana’s Labour Needs hosted by the Diaspora Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
Edghill pointed out that due to the shortage of labour in the country, the ministry had no choice but to grant work permits to foreign nationals to work on the Ogle – Eccles Road.
