In a ploy to tackle unemployment in Guyana, manufacturing giant Banks DIH Limited hosted a recruitment drive on Sunday at Uitvlugt on the West Coast of Demerara.
Prospective candidates being interviewed by Banks DIH officials at Uitvlugt on Sunday.
Director of Engineering Services, Shabir Hussain, who coordinated the drive, stated that the objective was to interview prospective employees from Uitvlugt to Meten-Meer-Zorg and surrounding communities who are out of jobs due to the non-functioning of the sugar factory and who may be able to fill skilled and unskilled vacancies within Banks DIH Limited.
“We have a number of vacancies opened including engineers, technicians, electricians, mechanics, gardeners, cleaners and clerical staff. We are seeking to fill those posts and at the same time give opportunities to the workers who were affected by the estate closure to secure employment with our company,” he said.
Hussain explained that plans are in place to revisit Uitvlugt as well as other communities where there are similar unemployment issues.
“We plan to do more career fairs because our company is expanding and the fairs will be opened to everyone who may be seeking employment,” he added.
The four-hour programme saw over 30 prospective candidates from as far as Triumph of the East Coast of Demerara, Georgetown, and surrounding communities in West Demerara in attendance.
