RESPONDING to complaints of breaches of labour laws and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) guidelines, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton, and Senior Labour Officer Prandatt Basdeo on Friday met with the managers of BOSAI Minerals Group in Linden, Region 10.
During the interaction, Minister Hamilton raised a number of issues relating to labour, OSH, and the non-payment of National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which were all reported to him.
Approximately 600 persons from the region are said to be employed at the bauxite plant.
The minister, during the meeting held with the company’s top brass, outlined his position regarding the protection of workers’ rights. He emphasised that foreign companies must comply with the Laws of Guyana, and that local employees and expatriates must be treated equally.

The visit was part of the ministry’s routine inspections to ensure that companies, countrywide, are in full compliance with the country’s labour laws.
During a recent interview with the media, Minister Hamilton made calls for both local and foreign companies to respect and uphold the country’s labour laws.
“Let me say this to companies, and I will keep saying this to people, you have two options: Either you obey the law and comply, or I call press conferences and let them see how this works out,” he had said.
He added that delinquent companies will be publicly identified, if they are in breach of the labour laws.
“All companies, you obey and comply; you refuse to do that, I will assemble the media and attempt to publicly shame you. That is the bottom line; whether you be a local company or overseas company,” Hamilton asserted.