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All does not seem to be going well at the La Bonne Intention Estate (LBI). In less than two weeks, sugar workers are once again engaged in strike action.This time, the workers in the planting gang are on strike seeking compensation for the extra work that they have to do. General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Seepaul Narine, explained to Kaieteur News yesterday that the planting gang is responsible for planting a specific amount of cane seeds in a given area at a fixed rate.However,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, recently the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc.. (GuySuCo) introduced semi mechanical planting, where the planting of the seeds is done mechanically on a large scale basis.In this regard,Jerseys NFL Cheap, workers have to produce double the amount of seeds. Previously it was only 25 sets of seeds, but now it has reached a stage where approximately 45 to 50 sets are needed.It is in this context workers are striking since they are requesting that GuySuCo pay them more money for the extra work that they have to do.However,NFL Jerseys China, according to Narine, the management of the LBI estate has refused to do so. It is not clear how long the strike will last for, but Narine noted that GuySuCo’s Industrial Relations Officer, Francis Carryl, has agreed to discuss the issue on Monday during the wages and salaries negotiation.On October 14, last,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, LBI workers had commenced a four-day strike to press their demand for an acceptable target for sugar production for their estate to secure the weekly production incentive (WPI).At the same time there was a total shutdown of the entire sugar industry, after sugar workers from the estates in the country resorted to strike action in retaliation for GuySuCo’s withdrawal from the wages and salaries negotiation they were having with GAWU at that time. However,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, that discussion has resumed.This is another strike that has hit GuySuCo, which at present is facing many challenges at a time when the sugar company has revealed that losses for this year are projected at $2.5 billion with almost $5 billion owed to banks.Additionally,Nike NFL Jerseys China, the company is facing a grim financial situation with almost $1.8 billion owed to creditors at the end of September.Last year, GuySuCo,Cheap NFL Jerseys, one of Guyana’s biggest foreign exchange earners,NFL Jerseys Cheap, declared losses of $4 billion and indebtedness to the banks of $3 billion.Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo, Errol Hanoman, had told the media at a recent press conference that given the grave financial situation worldwide, many companies would have opted to close estates and send workers home.The state-owned company expects to spend over $45B in the next four years to improve the industry. (Fareeza Haniff). |
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