Essequibians walk against unfair workplace practices

Occupational Health and Safety Month

Hundreds of persons from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) joined the Social Protection Ministry on Thursday for a health and fitness walk. The event was organised in observance of Occupational Heath and Safety Month with theme, “Workplace stress: A Collective Challenge.”

Over 120 persons from the Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service, Ministry of Health and Caricom Rice Mills participated in the walk which commenced at 07:30h from Mainstay Village to Anna Regina.
Despite the pouring rain persons marched against the unhealthy and unfair practices at the workplace and also in awareness of the upcoming Vaccination Week (next week) celebrated worldwide.
At the end of the walk everyone converged in the compound of the Anna Regina Health Centre where essential information was shared by workers of the Public Health Ministry.