Labour Dept writes to Robb & Camp sts site owner over slew of infractions

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On the radar: Work ongoing at the Robb and Camp streets work site at which a giant crane collapsed recently. The owner has now been cited by the Ministry of Social Protection for twelve safety and other work site violations.
On the radar: Work ongoing at the Robb and Camp streets work site at which a giant crane collapsed recently. The owner has now been cited by the Ministry of Social Protection for twelve safety and other work site violations.

At a time when large construction projects have become commonplace in coastal Guyana, the Labour Department of the Ministry of Social Protection is even more determined to rigidly enforce laws governing workplace safety, Minister within the Ministry Simona Broomes told Stabroek Business on Tuesday.

And she disclosed that a visit to the Robb and Camp streets construction site where a giant crane had collapsed on Saturday had revealed at least 12 breaches of labour laws