GENERAL SECRETARY OF the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), Toni Moore, praised the private sector for its involvement in May Day celebrations yesterday.
She said ten groups had participated in the annual parade by workers on what is regarded as their day, an increase of three.
Since the 1980s, she said that May Day activities, including the parade, had been a Social Partnership effort and not just a BWU event, but after the economic recession in 2008 companies started to drop out.
“A number of companies had been saying that they could no longer afford to sustain a band, especially as companies are struggling to keep people employed. (TG)
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