GCCI and U.S Embassy collaborating to address labour shortage in Guyana
On September 24, Executive Members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) met with officials from the U.S Embassy, including Political and Economic Chief, Mr. Russell Zalizniak and United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) Senior Development Specialist Advisor, Mr. Aaron Spencer to discuss interventions in addressing Guyanaโs labour shortage.
President of the GCCI, Mr. Kester Hutson; Secretary and Chairperson of the Human Resource Management and Capacity-building Committee, Mrs. Melisa McRae-George; Treasurer and Chairperson of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. Brian Edwards, and Councillor and Executive Member, Mr. Richard Rambarran met with the officials and provided an overview of the challenges facing the country in relation to the labour shortage as well as the impact on the local private sector, and commenced discussions on the joint approach to closing the gap.
The challenges were examined both in the formal, urban context, as well as in the rural perspective.
This meeting followed discussions between the GCCIโs Executive Management Committee and U.S Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot in July, during which the need to address the growing problem was raised by the Chamber.
