Industrial Relations
Indian quarry company denies workers’ allegations, probe continues – labour minister
Minister of Labour Keoma Griffith The Minister of Labour, Keoma Griffith, on Wednesday confirmed that an inter-ministerial team is investigating...
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Indian quarry workers were required to pay company if fired
The Indian nationals, who came to Guyana to work at a quarry owned by the India-headquartered EKAA HRIM Earth Resources...
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Govt gives Indian company 24 hours to respond to alleged workers rights violations
The Indian nationals show off their passports in the presence of Leader of the Opposition and WIN, Azruddin Mohamed at...
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Indian nationals get back passports, await outstanding salaries
Thirty-eight Indian nationals, who were hired by an India-headquartered company to work at a quarry in Guyana under arduous conditions,...
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FITUG pledges loyalty to Irfaan Ali
Mr Carville Duncan As the decades-old politically motivated split in the labour movement continues, the Federation of Independent Trades Unions...
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RUSAL returning to Guyana
Workers and other persons blocking a road at Kwakwani that leads to RUSAL's mining operations. (File picture) RUSAL (Russian Aluminium),...
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UPDATED: SLM’s stranded passengers leave Guyana
A stranded flight with more than 100 Suriname Airlines (SLM) passengers departed Guyana at about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, officials...
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Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth
GENEVA (ILO News) – Global unemployment remains stable, but progress toward decent work has stalled, according to a new report...
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Aurora Gold Mines’ workers down tools to press demands for pay hike
Aurora Gold Mine Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) on Sunday confirmed that workers at its site in Cuyuni went on a...
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BOSAI’s Linden bauxite workers agree to end strike
Workers at the Linden bauxite operations of the Chinese-owned BOSAI Minerals Group on Thursday agreed to end their less than...
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