The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is hosting a five-person delegation from the All China Trade Union Federation (ACFTU) from November 27 to 30, 2010. The delegation comprises of Wang Ruisheng, Vice-Chair and National Secretary, ACFTU; Chang Yimin, Director of Economic and Technological Department, ACFTU,  Zhu Bin, Deputy-Director of International Department, ACFTU,  Chen Mingjian, Staff Member of General Office, ACFTU and  Geng Jiamin, Staff Member of International Department, ACFTU. The Chinese trade unionists visit to Guyana is part of a three-nation tour to the Caribbean. The delegation already concluded its visit to Trinidad and Tobago and will finally visit Jamaica.

The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) which was founded on May 01, 1925 and is the sole national Trade Union Federation of the People’s Republic of China. It is the largest trade union in the world with 230 million members in 1,713,000 primary trade union organisations.

During the four-day visit they will meet with the members of the leadership of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG). They will also meet with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud among others.

GAWU and the ACFTU have shared a fraternal relationship for some years now. A few years ago the ACFTU hosted a delegation from GAWU in Beijing. Certainly the delegation’s visit will serve to further strengthen relations between the Trade Union Movement in Guyana and the All China Trade Union Federation.