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- �� '1 SUGAR .., INDUSTRY LABOUR WELFARE FUND COMMITTEE ANNUAL REVIEW 1996 1.

INTRODUCTION 1.1 This report comments upon works of the SUGAR INDUSTRY LABOUR WELFARE F,UND COMMITTEE for the period January to December 1996.

The Committee not significant economic relief to workers attached to the SUGAR INDUSTRY.

was of the view that its work, even though in some areas, will bring some measure of 2.

ADMINISTRATION 2.1 During the year 1996, the Members of the Committee comprised as follows: 1.
Mr. M. A. Akeel, Chairman 2.

Mr. R. Edinboro Chief Labour Officer Ministry of Labour Human Services & Social Security Representative Central Housing and Planning Authority 3 .

Mr. E. Hanoman 4.

Mr.

I.

A. McDonald, 5.

Mr. \�.

Fung A.A.

Representatives of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Limited 6.

Mr. c. Duncan 7.

Mr. J • Persaud 8.

Mr. K. Takechandra 9.


Mr. M. s. Ally Representatives of the Trade Unions Representative �ational Cane Farming Committee 2.2 At the end of December 1996, there were 39 employees on roll.

Details of number of persons employed in respective positions can be seen on the attached Organisation (Refer to Appendix I) Chart.
/2 ••• /2 ••• 2.3 During 1996, all employees were paid an across-the boaru (18%) with wages/salari effect from January 01, 1996 and calculated at their existing wage/salary rate as at December 31, 1995. es increase of eighteen percentage were granted Increases conditions Agricultural and General \forkers' llnion.

agreed upon by the Committee and the Guyana in accordance with the terms and Payments increased the Committee's an additional December 1996.
$1,300,320.00 wags/salaries for the period January to bill Dy 2.4 As part of the Committee's Strategy, In-House Training continued exercise.

Resource Personnel Management.

Human Resource Development to be an on-going were provided internally by 2.5 Two specialised training were provided lo mployees of the Computer and Administration departments.

2.6 The industrial relations climate was of an acceptable Level during 1996.
Strikes recorded during 1996 amounted to sixty man days lost or $30,788.00 in wages/salaries.

2.7 During 1996, two (2) Bursaries totalling $10,CJ[J().

(J[l wer awarded to two (2) employee's creditably at the Secondary children who performed School Entrance lxaminalion.

To date, Bursaries awarded by the Committee twenty (20) of which sixteen (16) disbursed.
have been fully amounted lo 2.8 Committee Meetings held during the year were as follows: CATEGORY AMOUNT Main Committee Sub-Committee ' I 4 All meetings were summoned and conducted the Sugar Industry Special Funds Act, Chapter 69:03. with in accordance /3 ••• /3 .•• 3.

DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS 3.1 The Committee continued to vigorously persue its programme with respect to the development W orkers.

of new house lots for Sugar Despite some bad weather conditions unavailability Contractors, 1996.
Management of building materials (stones) by the was able to achieve the targets for and the periodic 3.2 D etails o.f house lots completed during 1996 are as follows: ARE A NO.

OF COMPLETION HOUSE LOTS DATE COST AVERAGE COST PER HOUSE LOT 1.

Enterprise E.C.D.

(April 1996) 111 work commenced in 1995 39,914,480.00 359,590.00 2.

Bath, W.C.D.

59 July 1996 17,155,000.00 290,763.00 3.

Skeldon Corentyne 4.

Cornelia Ida W.C.D.


56 November 1996 20,160,000.00 360,000.00 Work was in 56 progress at 17,300,000.00 308,929.00 December ( 8596 completed) 3.3 Apart from 119 house lots that were developed at Canefield, Canje at8 cost of $32,002,689.00 for the preceeding seven (7) years.

during 1995, no other house lots were developed 3.4 From an amount of 226 house lots that were fully completed in 199 6 , 152 or sixty-seven allocate4 and Bath.
in the same year and in the areas of E nterprise (67%) of those lots were House lots scheduled to be allocated developed in early 1997. at Skeldon and C ornelia Ida were 3.5 Conveyancing of new house lots that were developed was an on-going exercise.

Allottees to the Committee developmen tal works.


as a contribution towards the cost of were required to make payments In addition, agreement each allottee was required to enter into an of sale/purchase with the Committee The rates of payment varied as follows: /4 •.. /4 ••• YEA R OF ALLOCATIOt'.

1995 1996 1997 COf\.TRIGU B Y ALLOT HE TlO\ $2 lJ , 0 0 0 per ot $40,00U per lot DD (l per lot $6 lJ , 3.6 At the end of December 1996, the following made allot tees payments.

YEAR OF NO.

FULL NU.

PART f\.O.


NO AREA ALLOCATION PAYMENTS PAYMENTS PAYMENTS Canefield 1995 Enterprise 1996 Bath 1996 27 0 62 D 48 95 15 13 0 3.7 At the end of December 1996, the Committee did not obtain for Canefield area despite the fact to the Central Board of the Second Certificate that all information Health.

As a consequence, payments and have completed construction were unable to obtain Certificate of Title for the land.
persons who have made full were submitted of their houses 3.8 Conveyancing of house lots allocated at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara will be done by the Central Housing and Planning Authority.

However, Guy SuCo was in the process of transferring ownership Cornelia Ida so that conveyancing Committee.

of land in the areas of Bath, S keldon and could be done by the 3.9 In addition, house lots in existing Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee areas were sold to occupiers.
During 1996, 268 of those lots were Titles conveyed to the purchasers.
sold and Certificate of An analysis of house lots sold in existing housing areas is as follows: C ATEGORY 1 991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Sugar Workers Non-Sugar Workers 66 11 6 66 74 1 2 1 143 84 1 'I 1 H4 134 93 Pensioners E x-Sugar W or k ers Senior staff 53 60 1 46 53 32 42 37 3 1 30 21 1 3 7 1 7 1 6 �Jidow/Widowers Sugar Workers of 21 8 1 5 16 2 5 317 302 2 98 279 2 72 268 3.10 During the last quarter of 1996, Management was involved /5 ••• in an extensive lots in existing Sugar Industry labour Welfare Fund Committee areas to purchase the lots exercise to encourage they occupied.
occupiers of house At the end of December 1996, there were 149 applications yet to be processed.

4.

WATER SUPPLY 4.1 The Committee continued in 1996 to make serious efforts to provide a reliable and adequate supply of potable water to residents.

This is an integral part of this Committee's function.

4.2 At the end of 1996 there were twenty (20) operable pump stations that is, eleven (11) in Berbice and nine (9) in Demerara.

Those Pump with water.


Stations were providing approximately 55 areas The demand for potable water in 1996 provided by the Committee increased by approximately five percent (5%) due to new housing areas including which was mainly s quatting areas that were regularised by the Government.

4.3 During 1996, the Committee continued rehabilitation Stations all of which were in deplorable condition.
works to diesel engines at some of its Pump to carry out period, a total of eight During the reporting engines were rehabilitated Those engines years service without any major break down and the supply of water.

Those engines were installed at Queenstown, Stewartville, Johns, Tain, Goed Canefield, Adelphi and Riverside were expected to provide about three (3) No.

4.

Fortuin, diesel at a cost of $4,800,000.DO.

will boost (8) 4.4 In addition, rehabilitation works to two were completed in 1996.
To date, twenty-one Buildings (21)Pump Station Buildings were rehabilitated of $10,000,000.00.

Pump Station at a cost (2) 4.5 In 1996, Management continued to monitor the production the wells at each Pump Station all of which have outlived their life expectancy.

of During the year, Pumping equipment at at a cost of $2,500,000.00, rehabilitated nine (9) wells were Works were carried out at Tuschen, Zeeburg, Ocean View, Goed Fortuin, Patentia, Queenstown, Shieldstown, Tain and Albion Front Pump Stations.
/6 ••• /6 ••• However, the Committee will in 1997 have to address the issue of two (2) wells (Tain and Uitvlugt) showing signs of collapse.

which were 4.6 During the later part of 1996, the Committee excess of $500,000.00 several of its Pump Stations in Demerara.

to rewind electrical motors expended in at Those works were required to be done as a result of the GUYANA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION the Demerara area cycles to 60 cycles.
in that resulted from a change-over from 50 rehabilitation programme 4.7 As part of our work programme, water was provided at one of our new housing areas (Canefield, Berbice) to facilitate their house Sugar Workers who were beginning to occupy lots.

That project was completed at a cost of $1,409,600.00 inclusive of material and labour Those residents were in receipt Canefield Pump Station and which were supplied to them free of cost.
of water provided from the 4.B In addition, during 1996 pipelines and fittings were areas which were used to replace provided in several existing lines or/and extend the supply of water.

Those projects were executed at a cost of $3,900,000.00.

Some of the areas included Leonora, Stewartville Queenstown pipelinesused in 1996 were purchased and Wales.
It must be noted that some of the during 1995. , 4.9 Two (2) Overhead water storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 60,000 gallons of water were rehabilitated a cost of $1,805,000.00.

at The tanks are located at Adelphi and Shieldstown respectively.

The rehabilitation improved on the storage of water particularly when the pump stations were not operable.
of those tanks have significantly during hours 4.10 As part of the process established by Management monitor the water distribution system, Citizens' Management were established Committee lo Water in several areas.

/7 ••• /7 ••• Water Management Democratic The Citizens' Neighbourhood citizensin the various areas.

Each Committee was give n specific terms o f reference and the results o f their efforts were satisfactory.

Council and other prominent Committee comprised of the 5.
REHABILITATIONWORKS 5.1 Rehabilitation works were carried out to four (4) wooden/c oncrete bridges.
Those works were as follows: AREA BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORKS COST a) Reliance, Berbice Re-construction of a concrete/wooden reventment bridge/ b)Adelphi, Berbice Re-construction of a $ 1,485,000.00 concrete/wooden bridge /steel 815,000.00 c)Tuschen, West Coast Demerara Re-construction of a concrete/wooden bridge/ reventment 1,331,420.00 d) Ocean View, West Coast Demerara Minor repairs to wooden bridge 15,400.00 TOTAL $3,646,820.00 -------------- -------------- Those b ridg es have significantly improved the i n gress/egress of reside nts and vehicles into various housin g areas.
5.2 Duri n g 1996, the Committee also provided funding for the rehab ilitation of t wo (2) bridges.

/8 ••• /8 ••• These were as fol l o ws: AREA URGANISATHJN AMOUNT BRIEF DESCRIPTION UF \'IURKS a)De-Willem Coast Demerara , West Tuschen/Uitvlugt Neighbourhood Democratic Council 73,281 .

rm Construction of fool-path bridge b)Leonora, West Coast Demerara Stewartville/ Cornelia Ida Neighbourhood Democrati Council 168,300.00 c Construction of foot-path bridge $241,581.
[)[1 5.3 The Committee continued in its efforts lo provide assista nce in Community Development.

An amount of $300,000.00 w as expended a t Cornel ia I d a, Community Centre for the construction of a n overhead w at er lank and trestl e , repairs to t o i le t f a cilit ies and o ther minor works.

The Com m ittee prop osed to carryou t further works a t lhis Com munity Centre during 1997.

5.4 Rehab il i t a t ion works were done t o about 600 feel of acce ss roa d at Adelphi a t a c o st of $987,500.00 .
This roa d provided ingress/egress to the Pump Station a t Adelphi and was a lso u se d by residents in the area.

Further works were projected t o b e done i n 1997.

/9 ••• 6 .

FINANCE 6.1 Below is a summary of actual expenditure ,·incurred 1 99 1 to 1 99 6 .
by the Committee for the period CATEGORY 1991 -r 1992 ---r 1994 ---r 1995 -r 1996 ---r Hew Housing Loans Repair Loans Extension Loans Developmental Works 81,555.00 7,544,300.00 495,000.00 310,000.00 68,153,651.00 42,893,033.00 Maintenance Works in Housing Areas \fater Supply 124,537.96 1,627.91 53,719.00 11,706,627.00 14,099,901.99 32,342,857.1 19,129,639.69 47,143,362.00 .. 54,851,49 9.00 HJ,389, 783.00 Maintenance lo welfare and Repairs Buildings 53,180.00 50,680.00 56,842.05 Procurement and Fit tings of Pipelines Procurement Vehicle of Motor Administration Control and 12,199,536.00 2,252,267.0 0 5,292,945.00 3,875,992.00 5 , 0 54 , 77 6 • 0 0 4, 948, 171 • 73 7,808,568.04 14,718,681.00 19,109,557.00 $19,101,253.72 -------------- -------------- $40,326,643.11 ------------- - -------------- $59,899,149.00 -------------- -------------- $160,271,088.00 $98,576,559.00 --------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- 10,271,461.75 .. $29,541,121.40 -------------- -------------- 12,702,068.00 6.2 For the Correspondi ng period ( 1991 to 1996), reven ue earned b y t h e C o mmittee is s hown below: CATEGORY 1991 1992 199 3 -r 1994 1995 1996 -r a) Levies b) Sale of Lots 14,969,365.00 23,178,30 9.00 113,311 , 3 20.
00 117,884,665.DO 102,472,500.00 81 , 181,135.00 355,583.35 308,272.46 335,069.80 261,641.00 988,900.00 4,391,817.00 c) Loan Repayments 168,051.73 103,237.30 72,387.63 80,294.00 42,348.00 504,548.00 d) Interest on I nvestments e)Micellaneous 1,581,477.80 842,586.36 920,748.36 911,890.00 925,800.00 150,737.
1,553,860.56 ------------- ------------- ------------- $16,997,597.64 00 107,996 .OD 108,042.00 87,125.00 ------------- ------------- ------------- $25,279,292.56 --------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------ -------------- $114,669,405.79 $119,234,473.36 55,715.00 65,808.00 -------------- -------------- -------------- $104,471,353.00 ------------ ------------ ------------ $87,069,108.00 -------- /11.
•• 6.3 Loans approved by the Committee for the period 1991 to 1996 were as follows: CATEGORY (a)New Housing Loans NO.

LOAN CEILING TOTAL VALUE 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 31 40 33 104 150,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 4,200,000.00 B,000,000.00 6,600,000.00 $18,BOO,OOO.OO ------------- ------------- ( b ) Repair Loans YEAR NO.
LOAN CEILING TOTAL VALUE 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 1 B 9 30 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 120,000.00 720,000.00 40,000.00 360,000.00 ------------ ------------ $1,200,000.00 ( C ) Extension Loans YEAR NO.

LOAN CEILit',.,G TOTAL VALUE 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 7 3 10 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 350,000.00 150,000.00 ----------- $500,000.00 ----------- /12 ••.
/12 .•• From an amount of thirty-three approved in 1996, twenty-three (23) loans were related to the construction developed by the Committee.

of new houses in areas that were recently (33) new loans that were 6.4 Not included in the water supply expenses of $10,389,783.00 for 1996, is an amount of $11,961,000.

00 which represented money owned to GuySuco for the period 1995 and 1 996 for the provision of goods and services on behalf of the Committee.
Those goods and services included fuel for pump stations operators items.

and linesmen labour costs and other ancilliary 6.5 An analysis of Administration and Control expenses can be seen on Appendix II.

6.6 There were two (2) substantial which were paid over to the Committee.

increases in Sugar Levy The increases were as follows: a) From $26.50 to $100.00 which was effective from February 18, 1991 of which $85.0CJ was received by the Committee for each ton of sugar exported.
b) From $100.00 to $514.50 which was effective from January 01, 1993 of which $500.00 was received by the Committee of sugar exported.

for each ton 6.7 The sum of $81,181,135.00 as staled in 6.2 under cateqory (a)Levies, represented actual Levies paid over by Guy5uCo to the Ministry of Finance for the period January to September, 1996.
6.8 The sum of $925,800.00 as stated in 6.2 under the caleqory (d)Interest on Investments, the following Investments: represented income earned on TYPE AMOUNT I N TE RE S T V ,'\ LlJ f a)Fixed Date Debentures 1 , 499, BOD.

00 3,711,000.00 b)Treasury Bills 265,014.DO 660,786.00 ---------- $5,210,800.DO $925,800.
DO ------------- ------------- ---------- / 1 3 ••• /13 ••• 6.9 The issue of Investments on behalf of the Committee by the Trustee of the Fund (Secretary to the Treasury) has been addressed seriously by the Members of the Committee.

Steps will be taken in 1997 to ensure that the Committee earns maximum revenue through appropriate respect to funds held at the Ministry of Finance.

with Investments · records was in progress.


6.10 At the end of December 1996, auditing of the Committee's The records were last audited up to December 1974.

During 1996 several meetings were held with the Auditor General and his staff with a view of expediting the Audit.

6.11 During 1996 Management to established extracted at the various pump stations.

the beneficiaries commenced a county wide exercise waler of the Committee's Based on information obtained, more than about fifty were Non-Sugar Workers.
it was established that percent (50%) of those beneficiaries Systems will be instituted beneficiaries of the Committee's a fee for the services provided.

in 1997 to ensure that all water supply system pays 7.

CONCLUSION The work programme of the SUGAR INDUSTRY LABOUR WELFARE FUND COMMITTEE of our targets were achieved.

have moved further apace during 1996.
Most The Chairman wishes to thank the Members of the Committee, Management and staff for their support given in 1996 and look forward for a stronger working relationship 1997. during ._ A NDIX I ORGANISATION CHART TTEE 9 SECRETARY MANAGER 1 CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY 1 R DEPUTY R A T E S C MANAGER 1 _ _ - Y _ E - �- _ - � � R C E ��---·-l� _ _ - S E � T - A _ R _ Y _ �l�� ACCOUNTANT 1 ADMINISTRATIV� ASSISTANT 1 j CONVEYANCING OFFICER 1 BUILDING 3 INSPECTORS WATER SUPPLY SUPERINTENDENT 1 ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT COMPUTER OPERATORS 2 1 � SENIOR J-CLERK 1 - ASSISTANT CONVEYANCING OFFICER 1 DRIVER 1 RECEPTIONIST 1 SENIOR CLERK 1 SENIOR CLERKS 3 TYPISTS 2 J OFFICE ASSISTANT 1 CLERK 1 MECHANICS 4 CLEANER 1 TYPISTS 3 L ABOURERS 5 HEAD OF EXPENSES 1995 1996 ANALYSIS OF ADMIN EXPENSES 1995 - 1996 Salaries, Fnlertainmenl Allowance flc.
Security LJffice and Fccles Bond Fees lo Treasury Officer Travelling Travelling and Subsistence Allowance Members Expenses Committee Steamer Fares, Freight and Toll Vacation Allowance Legal Expenses Office Furniture Office Stationery and fquipmenl and Supplies and Publicity Advertising Telephone Insurance Fxpenses Rates and Taxes Postage and Telegrams y Electricit Subscriptions Repairs and Servicing of Office 7,62 ,545.53 10,278,529.00 777,290.00 12,020.00 1,469,460.00 12,020.00 801,555.05 1,006,948.68 54,896.64 13,690.00 1,570,846.0 0 166,780.00 329,222.00 550,1+20.00 148,800.00 20,487.00 79, 16iJ.39 53,0fJd.OO 563,0HfJ.37 330,032.ll D 1 12,995.00 945,!
l.DO 174,15].00 55,206.84 789,942.00 1,360,147.49 238,733.70 24,771.00 168,871.00 13,649.00 5,961.63 23,686.00 152,980.00 34,221.00 Installation and Equipment Rental of Post Office and Safety Deposit Boxes Repairs lo Office Furniture Slaff Uniforms Repairs lo Office Building Training Miscellaneous Expenses 344,938.00 204,471.00 1,500.00 22,177.0D 163,946.00 152,308.00 6,000.DO _720,313.08 14,32D.OO 79,95lJ.DO 117,46().00 425,687.00 12,020.00 1,600,94ll.00 TOTAL $14,718,681.00 .._ _______ ------------ ____ .... $19,109,557.00 ---------- --- ---------- ---