GAWU protests GuySuCo’s failure to remit workers’ credit union savings

Members of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Cooperative Credit Union from across four sugar estates staged a peaceful picketing exercise on Monday, calling on the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to remit outstanding savings deducted from workers’ wages.

According to GAWU, GuySuCo has been deducting Credit Union savings from sugar workers’ weekly wages since March 2026, but has not transferred the funds to the GAWU Cooperative Credit Union.

The union said the deductions represent workers’ personal savings and should not be retained by the Corporation.