About us

About

The Ministry of Labour is responsible for labour administration services through various activities.

What do our mandates include?

Establishing the national labour policy;
Promoting sound industrial relations policies and practices through collective bargaining;
Advisory support services to trade unions, employers and state agencies;
Resolving labour disputes;
Conciliation/mediation services;
Certification of trade unions;
Setting up and servicing arbitration tribunals;
Labour and occupational safety and health inspections and enforcement;
Employment, recruitment and placementservices;
Regulating recruitment agencies;
Capacity building for HRD in industrial andvocational training;
Promoting tripartite collaboration and consultations.
Want to know more about our Labour Services?
Check out our national minimum wage.
Laws

Explore all the laws which govern our policies!

Cap 9901 Household Service Workers Act
Cap 9902 Holidays with Pay Act
Cap. 54.01 Public Utility Undertakings and Public Health Services (Arbitration) Act
Cap. 91.04 Shops (Consolidation) Act
Cap. 98.03 Trade Union Act
Cap. 99.08 Prevention of Discrimination Act
Cap. 3604 Friendly Societies
Cap. 3801 Equal Rights Act
Cap. 4606 Protection of Children Act
Cap. 8222 Licensed Premises Act
Cap. 8801 Co-Operative Societies_ Act
Cap. 9502 Factory Act (Hours and Holidays) Act
Cap. 9504 Steam Boilers Regulation Act
Cap. 9601 Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act
Cap. 9801 Labour Act Cap. 9801
Cap. 9804 A Wages Council Act
Cap. 9805 Employment Exchanges
Cap. 9806 Recruitment of Workers Act
Cap. 9901 Employment of Young persons and children Act
Cap. 9903 Labour (Conditions of Employment of Certain workers Act)
Cap. 9905 Accidental Deaths and Personal Injuries
Cap. 9907 Bakeries (Hours of Work)
Cap.101 Constitution of Guyana
Labour (National Minimm Wage) Order No15 of 2016
Occupational Safety and Health Act Cap 99.10 No 32 of 1997
Trade Union Recognition Acr cap 98.07 No 33. of 1997