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Last updated on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 11:10 by Denis Chabrol
Foreign Minister Hugh Todd confirmed on Monday that the government had approved a private company to hire health workers and said the company could now do so from any other country except Bangladesh.
“They modified… it could be Latin America and the Caribbean, it could be Asia. It’s very broad now, so they can now recruit from any jurisdiction where they can find the labor they need to operate,” he added. Conduct due diligence to ensure personnel match the required skills.
His explanation comes amid concerns by the opposition alliance Alliance for National Unity + Change (APNU+AFC) that the government is promoting the employment of Bangladeshis as part of a conspiracy to use voters in the 2025 general and regional elections.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a letter dated February 5, 2024, authorized Sigma Engineering Limited, 225 New Market Street, North Cummingsburg, George Town, to recruit 500 Bangladeshi health care workers for employment and to engage with the relevant authorities regarding their recruitment connection.
However, Mr. Todd said on Tuesday that the letter was amended about a week ago to allow the company to hire workers from Latin America and elsewhere to meet labor needs. “What Sigma would have done is they have broadened their search so I think they are using Bangladeshis… I think they have broadened their position so they are dealing with nationals so that they can be free moved to different locations,” he said.
He said the government health department would not hire these workers. “No one is recruiting for the Government of Guyana. People are recruiting for their own private identities. There is no recruitment by the Government of Guyana,” he said.
“We have a shortage of labour, so the government allows private organizations and companies to recruit from those markets who have the necessary skills and personalities that they are looking for. Because skills are needed, from time to time we give recognition to private sector organizations to allow recruitment,” he added.
The opposition has repeatedly accused the government of discriminating against Haitians and African nationals, a claim the Popular Progressive Party Civic government has denied for years.
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