The Na­tion­al Trade Union Cen­tre of Trinidad and To­ba­go (NATUC) and the Joint Trade Union Move­ment (JTUM) have con­demned what they de­scribed as ex­ces­sive po­lice ac­tion dur­ing Labour Day cel­e­bra­tions in Fyz­abad on June 19.

In a joint state­ment, the or­gan­i­sa­tions ex­pressed con­cern over the armed po­lice pres­ence dur­ing the event, say­ing Labour Day should re­main a space where work­ers and cit­i­zens can peace­ful­ly ex­press their views.

“Labour Day is a sa­cred oc­ca­sion for work­ers and their fam­i­lies. It is a day that com­mem­o­rates the strug­gles, sac­ri­fices, and achieve­ments of the work­ing class and serves as a plat­form for the free and de­mo­c­ra­t­ic ex­pres­sion of work­ers' views and con­cerns,” the state­ment said.