AFTER downing tools for one day, workers of the Albion/Port Mourant Sugar Estate resumed their daily routine yesterday, prior to the resolution of the issue by management of the estate along with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU).GAWU President Komal Chand made this disclosure yesterday during a telephone comment to the Chronicle.

When asked whether or not it was the issue of payments that encouraged the work stoppage, Chand stated that it was nothing of that sort, as payments are up-to-date and is not a current issue at that particular estate.

“The workers struck yesterday because they were asked to alternate between their current working point within the field and another point while work on the first area is still not completed as yet,” said the GAWU President.

The strike, Chand noted, sparked an impromptu meeting among GAWU, GuySuCo and the management of the estate, who after much deliberation came to a conclusion that the workers will continue on their current working area after which they will move to the next point after completion. (Navendra Seoraj)