The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) says it is actively engaging C.O. Williams Construction after the company indicated that about 30 workers could be made redundant later this month, as concerns grow over the impact of the layoffs on employees and the wider construction sector.

In a statement, the BWU said it has been formally involved in discussions with the company on its intention to make workers redundant shortly after June 12.

“The union does not treat any redundancy exercise as a routine administrative matter. Behind every name on a list is a worker, a household and a set of obligations that cannot be reduced to figures on a page. Our immediate priority is to protect the dignity, rights and entitlements of the affected workers and to ensure that no worker is unfairly treated in the process,” the BWU stated.