by bgis | Jun 26, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) A dispute between the Barbados Workers’ Union and Preconco Limited was referred to the Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations on May 18. The parties met and accepted that misunderstanding of the position at the end...
by Sharon Austin | Mar 11, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Senator Toni Moore, is encouraging Barbadians not to panic over COVID-19 but be cautious. (BGIS) As several countries around the world grapple with the coronavirus, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union,...
by Sharon Austin | Aug 26, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has given the country the assurance that 4,000 workers will not be laid off. Ms. Mottley insisted that Government was trying to make sure that the consequences of any adjustment and transformation would be as minimal as possible. The...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jul 4, 2018 | Top Stories
Issues surrounding the modernisation and improved efficiency at the Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) were discussed recently during a courtesy call with Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, and a delegation from the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU)....
by Sharon Austin | Apr 25, 2018 | Top Stories
Government is playing its part in creating an environment that is conducive to the development, empowerment and prosperity of this nation’s young people. This assertion came today from Minister of Labour, Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, as she addressed the May Day 2018...
