President of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (ATLU), Bernard de Nully, is making a call for more consultations to address the concerns of workers throughout the Caribbean.
de Nully was speaking at the end of a Caribbean Conference of Labour specially convened meeting that brought together, trade unionists, representatives from employers to discuss workers’ rights and other critical issues.
The meeting was facilitated by the International Labour Organisation and the CARICOM Secretariat.
“We came to the understanding that social dialogue is quintessentially important if we are to meet the objectives that we set for ourselves,” de Nully stated.
The meeting was called to discuss the issue of migration, and de Nully took the view that all workers, whether they are nationals or migrations must enjoy the rights of free association and to have a trade union advocate on their behalf.
“These are rights that are enshrined in our Constitution,” he declared.
