The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is still grappling with less than ideal worker turnout to harvest the fields during the crucial second crop, with the daily attendance of harvesters ranging between 50 per cent and 70 per cent, according to management.
It was revealed that this calculated percentage in itself was skewed because the number of registered workers is lower from the number actually required. As a result the percentage is taken from the number of registered workers as opposed to the higher amount each estate actually needs to produce at maximum capacity.
However, even with the lower worker turnout and the bad weather contributing to the delayed start, the