GuyOil offers persons with disabilities equal employment opportunities

The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) is collaborating with the National Commission on Disability (NCD) to gainfully employ persons with disabilities (PWDs).

On Thursday, the company said this is predicated on the basis of equal employment opportunity enacted in law (Prevention of Discrimination Act of 1997 (Cap 99.08) and Persons with Disabilities Act 2010). According to the company, this is also in keeping with President Dr Irfaan Ali’s vision of the Government’s commitment to finding sustainable solutions to the plight of Guyana’s disabled, with emphasis on empowering PWDs economically, and socially enhancing their skills.
“GuyOil has effectively fulfilled a mandate in delivering ‘Excellence in Service’ to all stakeholders by its pursuit to represent diversity and equality in the workplace,” the company has said in a statement.
The company noted that this collaboration was the brainchild of the Chairman of GuyOil, Paul Cheong, who, in co-operation with the management of GuyOil, has now permanently employed two persons living with disabilities. According to the company, Peter Fraser has been employed as a maintenance/handyman and Ashshell Benn has been employed as a clerical staff. Additionally, Utam Kumar has been awarded a one-off gift from GuyOil and medical supplies as part of GuyOil’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
“GuyOil understands the difficulties persons living with disabilities are faced with daily, and has taken on the charge of leading by example by providing gainful employment to the two persons so they may live full and productive lives while simultaneously adding value back to their community.”
A statement from the company has said they are advocating for corporate Guyana to replicate this initiative.