The Division of Community Development and Social Protection has signed a Permanent List Agreement with the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW), a move said to strengthen job security for eligible Daily-Paid Workers within the Division.

The agreement was signed on July 8 during a meeting held in the Division’s third-floor executive conference room.

Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Farley Augustine led the Division’s delegation, which also included Assistant Secretary Ackel Franklyn, Administrator Dr. Onyekachukwu Okpala, and several other senior officials and administrative staff. The union side was represented by NUGFW President General Christopher Streete, along with the union’s deputy presidents, its Tobago Division president, and other officials.