Two of the island’s largest trade unions along with the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) have thrown their support behind the reform of the National Insurance Fund.General secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Richard Green; general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore and chairman of the BPSA Trisha Tannis, all agree that there is a need for a more stable and sustainable fund.Speaking during a press conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre after it was revealed that the fund was in danger of being depleted within the next 12 to 19 years, Green said the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) needed to be revitalized.He revealed that the fastest growing division in the NUPW was the retirees division.
