Port Mourant NDC workers protest unpaid October salaries

Workers attached to the Port Mourant/John Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) staged another protest on Friday over their unpaid October salaries, complaining that repeated delays in receiving their wages have forced some to borrow money at high interest rates to meet household expenses.

The workers said the recurring delays have left them struggling to purchase groceries, settle utility bills and provide for their families, despite continuing to perform their duties.

The latest protest comes amid a dispute over the authorisation of salary payments, with council bank account signatories maintaining that they are prepared to approve payments to employees but are unwilling to authorise the overseer’s salary because of concerns about the alleged failure to remit workers’ National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions.