IN an effort to strengthen bilateral relations between Guyana and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, met with Minister Arlington Musgrove, and Permanent Secretary Althea Been of the Ministry of Immigration and Border Services, Turks and Caicos Islands, on Wednesday.

Minister Hamilton and Minister Musgrove addressed a number of possibilities to strengthen bilateral relations between their nations.

According to the Ministry of Labour, one of the areas of discussion included Guyana’s Labour Ministry’s achievements and future objectives, which include significant training opportunities for more than 11,000 people across the country in three years, as well as the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) department’s comprehensive approach towards creating and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace in Guyana.

This includes the Labour Department’s strong, yet effective approach to protecting workers’ rights, as well as measures to decrease child labour, and the Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency’s (CRMA) services which aid jobseekers in their search for work.

Minister Musgrove complimented Minister Hamilton and his team for their outstanding accomplishments since taking office, noting that the ministry’s achievements thus far have been very impressive, and he hopes that a similar effect could be achieved in his country through a bilateral collaboration.

Accompanying Minister Hamilton to the meeting were, Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine; Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, Gweneth King; Chief Recruitment and Manpower Officer, Yolanda Grant; and Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), Richard Maughn.