Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has paid tribute to generations of workers whose sacrifices helped shape Trinidad and Tobago, while reaffirming Government’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights and expanding opportunity.

As Trinidad and Tobago prepares to observe Labour Day on Friday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reflected on the struggles of past generations of workers, noting that many of today’s workplace rights were hard-won.

“Labour Day reminds us that the rights, protections and opportunities enjoyed by workers today were not freely granted. They were earned through struggle, sacrifice and perseverance by ordinary people who refused to accept injustice as their lot.”