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May Day 2005 Message of
His Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo
We started the year 2005 under very stressful and damaging circumstances. Our country witnessed the most devastating flood in its history resulting in wide spread damages particularly on the East Coast of Demerara. Several families had their lives completely dislocated and the State had to concentrate all its resources and energies towards the rebuilding process.
Our nation lost three months in this effort and when one examined the crisis one would say that the nation faced a set back which will take years to rebuild. However, with the Government’s resolve and the will and cooperation of the Guyanese people, coupled with the help from the International community, we have been able to quickly take measures to restore normalcy.
Our nation is getting back on its heels and we can look forward to another year of prosperity despite the massive set backs.
In all of these efforts, our workers have played that part or would be expected to contribute significantly. Our country cannot be developed without the workers putting their shoulders to the wheel and work with dedication and sacrifice.
We have traveled a long way from serious decline in real wages, declining living standards, shortages of essential food stuffs, declining health and education standards and damaged infrastructures to a transformed economy which offers protection and improvement in the real wages of workers.
I am aware that May Day is an occasion for workers to pass resolutions and examine their working conditions with a view to seeking to improve their living standards. The government assures you that it examines continuously ways in which workers standard of living could be improved.
My government, as a pro-working class government, will always seek to promote the interest of the working people and protect their general well being. We have demonstrated this commitment over the years by our efforts in consistently increasing wages to the level where genuine improvement is evident. We have also tried to keep the cost of living to the level within the reach of the ordinary worker. Much more will have to be done if we are to realize the dreams and aspirations of the Guyanese workers. This cannot happen with input from government alone but by the contributions of every Guyanese in every sphere of public life and activity.
We should use May Day 2005 to rededicate ourselves to develop
A very happy May Day to all Guyanese
