Why does the Department of Labour not have a visible strategy in place, to retrain laid off workers?

Jun 03, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Another horror story to see more workers dismissed, as reported in KN 2nd “GWI begins process of laying off workers….”; but what is clearly evident is that this government – the Ministry of Labour to be exact – has no strategy in place to have dismissed workers reskilled and retrained into different upcoming areas, or is it not the Government’s responsibility? Another situation of wild financial mismanagement and operations by top management results in employee layoffs in Guyana, so this should not be a surprise. What is obvious is that the modern concept of retraining and reskilling laid off employees isn’t part of the thought process of the top echelons here. We read headlines of thousands of jobs in the near future. Those jobs unless they are very technical or specialised will not be filled by the Diaspora. Granted, most still have a third world mentality, but the question remains – unless the news flash isn’t out on this issue, why does the Department of Labour not have a visible strategy in place, to retrain laid off workers, to fit and match them with these upcoming jobs in the future?

In closing, Mr. Patterson’s belief that all layoffs are due to the voting preference of those being laid off a “witch-hunt” is sheer nonsense. We will remain in the category of a banana republic, (even with oil) for some if we still do not and cannot understand the basic concepts and criteria of successful business operations; and that is revenue intake has to be more than costs else there are obvious consequences. In simple English, an entity needs to bring in money to stay afloat.
I suspect we are to see a continuous pattern of mismanagement – financial, operational and everything in between in many government sectors, including the Mayor and City Council’s Office. That would mean the government should seriously consider hiring Japanese as consultants for every one of these sectors, since they have a global reputation for well-rounded excellence. We still seem to be struggling with the basics.
Yours truly,
Chi Kansi

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