Civicus Monitor
    FACTS
    PROTEST DATA
    GLOBAL FINDINGS
    WATCHLIST
    EXPLORE
    ABOUT
Civicus Monitor
    FACTS
    PROTEST DATA
    GLOBAL FINDINGS
    WATCHLIST
    EXPLORE
    ABOUT
Civicus Monitor
    FACTS
    PROTEST DATA
    GLOBAL FINDINGS
    WATCHLIST
    EXPLORE
    ABOUT

Workers mobilise over wages, working conditions and privatisation of sugar estates

Peaceful Assembly

In August 2017, workers mobilised to protest for better remuneration and working conditions. Many were either not being paid on time or were given very small amounts for their services. With the Guyana Public Service Union's help, the workers organised a two-day protest outside of the Ministry of Finance. There were no reports of the protest turning violent or being disrupted by the authorities.

In a separate incident on 12th September 2017, a protest against the privatisation of a sugar estate in Guyana was held during which Komal Chand, President of the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union, asserted that "the government has not been putting the needs of the people first". Chand further claimed that "the government failed to make good on their promises to hopeful Guyanese of a better Guyana”. There are serious concerns that the continued privatisation of the sugar estates in the country could leave thousands jobless. 

Sugar workers stage another protest against Skeldon Estate privatisation https://t.co/9SVuAFV4cl pic.twitter.com/vdW808zpzs

— Demerara Waves News (@demwaves) September 13, 2017
Civic Space Developments
Country
Guyana
Country rating
Narrowed
Category
Latest Developments
Tags
labour rights,  protest, 
Date Posted

06.11.2017

Back to civic space developments

Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Site by DEV | Login

Privacy Policy

Contact us privacy@civicus.org