Two labour organisations are opposing the historic May Day Declaration of Mission Barbados saying they had no input in the document which was signed off by other major labour industry stakeholders.While the Unity Workers’ Union, headed by Caswell Franklyn, deemed it a “public relations” document that “sounds good” on paper, General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) Dennis De Peiza said the way in which the document was established was “disrespectful”.On Monday during the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) May Day celebrations at the National Botanical Gardens, Prime Minister Mia Mottley signed the Declaration of Mission Barbados with members of the Social Partnership. These included The National Union of Public Workers, Barbados Secondary Teachers Union, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan and Barbados Private Sector Association.The document addresses six main points, noting Government’s goal to make Barbados a more environmentally-sustainable island, to improve public health to reduce the high rate of non communicable diseases, to reduce poverty, embrace digital inclusion, access clean water and food and make Barbados an island of active and involved citizens.The CTUSAB nor the UWU have not signed onto the document.
