Cruel exploitation at No 2 village, East Canje

Jun 04, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,

With utter disgust and shame, I have never decided to pen my observation. In my experience, I have observed how Guyanese are treated by other Caribbean countries. We were treated as outcast. And blatant rejection for us that when something would go wrong in the community, they would point their finger at Guyana and Guyanese. When they would overstay, they were hunted down like animals and deported, even through our position in Caricom was high.
Today we have foreigners coming into our country and establishing businesses. They employ our Guyanese brothers and sisters who after election, continue to live together as one. How can we stand by and see the treatment handed out by these foreigners who could not make a decent living in their own country, make slaves out of our own people, because of want of a job? One example is a business called at No. 2 Village East Canje, Region 6. This is a very big retailer selling all manner of products. They have never employed more than two females at a time. At present one child is 15 yrs old and other of a bigger built is about 30yrs old. These girls work 7 days a week for 9 hrs per day- no off duty, no time to eat they have to be standing all the time doing something.
Drinking water is an annoyance to the 3 foreign bosses-father mother & daughter. They do not employ males yet these girls have to be fetching heavy weight e.g. salt bags, rice bags etc. and deal with customers at the same time and weighing out items. The little girl gets $1000 per day and the other $1500 per day. This business does not have a license to drink alcohol on the premises but low and behold this is an everyday affair. Not only the drinking but smoking, vulgarity, whether its Sunday morning when the Mandir has service or the Jehovah church has services you can hear the music distance away. During the madness that sometimes take place, the females are told to go clean the 10-12 ft table which is never full. You know the comments and dirty statements that are made out to these girls. This is done to keep these customers alive. No taxes or NIS is paid. Most nights they work pass 21:00 hrs.
I cannot continue writing this horror story. My point is the President and PM to kindly shift your gaze from the top floor and look at the basement. Let the fresh wind of new administration blow over our beautiful Guyana. I am appealing to you to stop these abuses of foreigners to our own people. I remember it’s a 40hr working week. Above that is time and half. I remember workers are entitled to 1 hr off duty and lunch. I don’t know which administration would grant permission to open so late at night. These exploiting foreign employers seem to be taking over our country, disrespect our laws and people. Please put an end to this slavery.
The Observer

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