The International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting a capacity-building workshop in Guyana which began yesterday and will go up to tomorrow.
A release yesterday from the ILO said that the purpose of the workshop is to improve the capacity of government officials to effectively plan, prepare and write vital national reports on international labour standards.
Government officials from thirteen Caribbean member States are attending including: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, there are representatives from the Guyana Trades Union Congress and one representative from the Consultative Association of Guyana Industry.
For a number of years, local groups have