PNCR General Council zeroes in on social contract proposal January 26, 2014 By admin Basil Williams Basil Williams The first general council meeting of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) for 2014 was held on Saturday at the party’s headquarters, Congress Place, Sophia, with a rally call to improve the lives of all Guyanese. Held under the theme “Achieving inclusive democracy and respect for workers through a social contract”, the meeting was chaired by Member of Parliament (MP) Basil Williams, who welcomed members and called on them to recommit themselves to working to overcome any challenges to a good life for the people of Guyana. According to a release by the party, in his remarks, Williams who is also the party’s chairman, made mention of the rampant poverty, youth employment and violent crime that continues to be pervasive in communities across the nation. PNCR General Secretary Oscar Clarke gave a report on the work of the party’s secretariat and reports from the 11 party regions. Clarke reported that training for local government elections were well advanced and charged party members to aggressively mobilise within their various districts and regions. Oscar Clarke Oscar Clarke The feature address was delivered by party leader, Brigadier David Granger. In his address, Granger said the PNCR was committed to inclusionary democracy and respect for workers. Towards this end, he said the party had declared 2014 the Year for Workers and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) had called for a social contract to promote national unity, ensure human safety and foster economic development. The party leader reminded the council that the PNCR started as a working class party and pledged the party’s continued support for the working men and women in Guyana. Granger also said that APNU would advocate for the human rights of all Guyanese. On this note, he said the coalition will seek to have investigated every act of torture and shooting in the last 20 years. “We (PNCR) will work to protect the rights of persons who suffer police brutality and will not rest until there is good governance.” Referring to the Year for Workers, Granger said the People Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) had damaged the labour movement in Guyana. “The PPP has divided the labour movement… and the PNCR will fight to reunite the labour movement.” The leader of the PNCR said the country’s economic future lies in the hands of the workers and workers must be able to look forward to a better future, better wages and a good life in 2014. General Council is the governing body and second highest decision-making forum of the PNCR between the biennial congresses. It meets at least once every quarter of each year.
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