–Prime Minister Phillips says; highlights plans to further enhance remuneration, create more opportunities for Guyanese

PRIME Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, in his Labour Day 2025 message, honoured all workers who have built and are driving Guyana’s progress.

In his address, the Prime Minister reflected on the significance of Labour Day as a time to recognise, honour, and renew the nation’s commitment to its people, valuing the “hands and hearts that have built our country and those that drive Guyana forward.”
Across every region, Phillips noted, it is the collective labour of builders, educators, nurses, miners, farmers, and thousands of others that keeps Guyana apace with “steady resolve and unshakable pride.”

He emphasised Labour Day was not merely for celebration but to remember that progress is achieved through work and unity.
The Prime Minister also praised pioneers like Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, whose fight for higher wages, decent hours, and respect on the job laid the groundwork for today’s labour rights. Their legacy, he asserted, lives on in every employee who contributes to creating a brighter tomorrow.

Phillips had accepted that, although there have been some great steps forward in this administration with the creation of 60,000 jobs and tax allowances and bonuses for workers, there are still challenges to be addressed.

Safe working, proper remuneration, and fair chances should always be the number one priority. He reiterated the government’s pledge to investing in workers with training, improved protection, and a Ministry of Labour that “listens and acts”.
The Prime Minister also underscored that policy matters, but progress is built on unity, respect, and cooperation of all Guyanese.

“In unity, there is strength. In respect, there is peace. And in work, there is dignity,” Phillips urged the nation to remember the principles that unite them, especially during times of conflict.

He encouraged everyone to continue building together, in tribute to the sacrifices of the fighters who endured for justice and in faith in the vision of a better, more just world for all the workers.