Plight of school sweepers, cleaners a ‘badge of shame’ for gov’t – GPSU

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President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde (third from left) tells reporters that the persistent ill-treatment of sweeper/cleaners is the government’s “badge of shame.”
President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde (third from left) tells reporters that the persistent ill-treatment of sweeper/cleaners is the government’s “badge of shame.”

The Guyana Public Service Union is once again drawing attention to the plight of sweeper/cleaners attached to Public Schools.

Speaking with reporters at the union’s headquarters, union representatives accused the government of failing to act honourably and implement a 2013 Cabinet decision which called for sweeper/cleaners to be paid the government minimum wage. At that time the minimum wage was $35,000 per month, it has since been increased to $50 000 yet some cleaners are still being paid as little as $15,000 per month.