GPSU reaches out to youth
Young leader in the GPSU, Duwane Boston
Young leader in the GPSU, Duwane Boston

THE Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) in a bid to boost the capacity of its young members and reinvigorate its youth committee, on Saturday hosted a two-day seminar at its Regent Street and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive headquarters, Georgetown.

The seminar was held under the theme: “Education and empowering young workers to be productive and innovative future leaders” and was in observance of Caribbean Youth Day 2018.

Young GPSU leader Duwane Boston, said the seminar is geared at getting young people to discuss the challenges facing them; the role of the union in promoting their interests; proper work ethics and attitudes; and the recruitment of new, young workers, among other topics.

“At the end of this workshop on [September 28], there will be the formation or reorganisation of a youth committee,” he said.

A section of the gathering of young GPSU members

Speaking to the Guyana Chronicle, Vice-President of the union Dawn Gardener, noted that the GPSU already has a youth committee — a standing committee it is mandated to have, but now a central youth committee will be formed.

“We’re going to have representatives from all the other locations making up one central committee, and at the same time, we’re going to have [youth] committees in every region,” Gardener explained.

Present at the seminar were some 50 young members from across Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and 10. These form part of the network of young workers under the GPSU across the country.

“There is a policy decision at the GPSU that whenever we have any engagement or delegation, we must have youth representatives,” Gardener affirmed and stressed that the central committee will function to liaise with younger members across Guyana.

The functions for the youth committee include its responsibility for organising and coordinating youth activities, as well as actively facilitating upward mobility for the young workers.

But with the central committee encompassing young members from across the country, Dawn explained that there will be less an inclination to always call upon persons in Georgetown.

“You’ll look to persons in the other regions and choose people who are best suited for the job,” she said.

This central committee is expected to meet at least once per quarter to discuss youth-related matters.

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