Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union

GAWU
Full name Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union
Founded 1946
Members 21,000
Affiliation WFTU
Key people Seepaul Narine, general secretary
Komal Chand, president
Office location Georgetown, Guyana
Country Guyana
Website http://www.gawu.net

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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