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Guyana Agricultural And General Workers' Union




  country Guyana
  affiliation WFTU
  members 21,000
  full Name Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union
  founded 1946
  office Georgetown, Guyana
  people Seepaul Narine , general secretary <br> Komal Chand , president




The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is the largest Trade Union in Guyana . It was founded in 1946 as the ''Guiana Industrial Workers' Union''. After failing in the 1950s it was reformed as the ''Guyana Sugar Workers' Union'' in 1961 , but changed its name to ''Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union'' in 1962 before becoming the GAWU later that decade.

The GAWU is affiliated with the World Federation Of Trade Unions .


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