Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union

GAWU

Full name	Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union
Founded	1946
Members	21,000
Affiliation	WFTU
Key people	Seepaul Narine, general secretary Komal Chand, president
Office location	Georgetown, Guyana
Country	Guyana
Website	http://www.gawu.net

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is the largest trade union in Guyana. It was founded in 1946 as the Guiana Industrial Workers' Union. After failing in the 1950s it was reformed as the Guyana Sugar Workers' Union in 1961, but changed its name to Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union in 1962 before becoming the GAWU later that decade.

The GAWU is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.

References

• ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.