For the first time since 2014, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has successfully negotiated a pay increase for Field Foremen/ Fore-women in the sugar industry.
The agreement was signed with the Guyana Sugar Cor-poration Inc (GuySuCo) last Friday.
In a press release, GAWU said that the increases range from three to four percent, depending on the status of the worker at the time of employment.
The union explained that in July of last year, GuySuCo made the decision to eliminate the posts of Field Chargehand and Field Supervisor, and to have the responsibilities associated with those jobs be assigned to the Foremen/Forewomen and the Field Superintendent.