ILO training workshop will put Guyana in “good standing” – Minister Scott

“There is a need for accuracy, honesty and integrity in the preparation and submission of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reports”, Minister Keith Scott has said. The Minister within the Social Protection Ministry was addressing

the opening of a three-day Caribbean workshop on Reporting of ILO Conventions and Recommendations, at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday.
The seminar will cover issues relating to report planning, report writing, reporting on Ratified Conventions, reporting on Un-Ratified Conventions and Recommendations.
The ILO report is intended to be a permanent record in the annals of an organisation, hence, Minister Scott insisted reports should not be submitted merely in fulfilment of some requests but, “should be submitted on the basis of sound, technical, verifiable data and information.”
He emphasised that, “History can be lost or distorted because of inaccurate reporting” and encouraged the labour officers attending the seminar to “pursue excellence as well as mastery in reporting” after completing their training.
The Minister addressed the necessity for reports to be submitted in order for the

Administration and the ILO to be advised on the progress made and to give “efficacy to the provisions” that will fashion the country’s policies and legislations, within the area of labour-management relations. He acknowledged that while Guyana is not as compliant as other regional nations, “steady progress is being made.”
At the beginning of 2017, the NORMLEX (Information System on International Labour Standards) database indicated that 28 reports were outstanding for Guyana. However, according to the Minister, last week 17 reports were dispatched which leaves 11 outstanding. Minister Scott advised that before the end of the seminar, further submissions will be made.
According to the Department of Public Information, the Minister opined that following the training of the labour officers, Guyana will be in a position to eliminate the deficit by year-end and, once more be in “favourable standing.”