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Government will continue to stand by workers
Dear Editor,
It is said that corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gains.
While it hurts everyone whose life, livelihood or happiness depends on the integrity of people entrusted with power and authority, it is also an inclination leading many to put their own interest or to centre their lives on gaining material possession, wealth and authority through dishonest means.
This is very much fitting to the Strategic Action Security Service who has been given the authority by Government to secure the security of all state entities within the ten administrative Regions of Guyana.
Although the government with the support of the combined opposition in Parliament has Passed Bill# 23 of 2012 in which it is expressly stated that Security Guards employed by the Private S ecurity service be paid a wages/salary of $140 per hour effective 1st June 2012 we are still being paid by the said company $120 per hour.
The President of Guyana Mr Donald Ramotar while addressing the FITUG conference stated that the Government will always stand by the workers.
I will now ask that the President stand by his word and see to it, if not personally, that the ministers responsible that is the Minister of Labour, Mr Nanda Gopaul, and the Minister of Regional Development.
Mr Ganga Persaud, use their good office and see to it that we get what is really due and payable to us from June 1, as provided for by Act No. 23 of 2012.
S. Jones
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