Workers in Guyana deserve better pay

Former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge

By Antonio Dey

Former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge wants policymakers to revisit Guyana’s current labour system as he posits there should be equilibrium in wages and salaries in both public and private sectors.

The seasoned politician who served as Guyana’s Finance Minister from 1983-1992 under PNC administrations, made these remarks yesterday during day one of the Guyana Trades Union Congress 5th Triennial Delegates Conference under the theme “Advancing the Workers’ Struggle, for Social & Economic Justice”.

Greenidge told the gathering that in light of Guyana’s nascent oil and gas sector, there has been a significant emergence of foreign companies which are employing both local and foreign nationals.

However, the former Foreign Affairs minister expressed grave concern over the disparities in wages and salaries between local and foreign nationals, as Guyanese are reportedly earning less than foreign nationals which he deemed “economically unjust.”