Former senior Guyanese trade unionist, Kaisree Takechandra has chided the Ministry of Labour for abdicating its conciliatory role in the ongoing teachers’ strike for better wages and salaries.
“It is my humble opinion that the Ministry of Labour is abdicating its conciliatory roles as a mediator, rather it is sitting on the sideline and joined the proverbial bandwagon by labelling the strike illegal, while the nation suffers”, the trade unionist stated in a letter which appears in today’s Stabroek News.
Stabroek News yesterday attempted to elicit a comment on the ministry’s role from Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine but he was not available.
