THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) salutes the Guyanese and the international workers on May Day-Workers Day.

According to a statement from the PPP, the Guyanese working class has much to celebrate as the rights of workers have been respected and up-held by the PPP/Civic government.

The statement said it is clear that by its actions, this administration has demonstrated its working class sympathies.

It said at this time when food prices throughout the world have sky rocketed, the government has taken bold steps to ameliorate its impact on the Guyanese people.

The authorities have removed all taxes from diesel, the main fuel used in the production process, including industrial transportation, taxes on gasoline have been sharply cut, the statement said.

It continued that the government has also been doing much work to ensure that generate cheaper electricity is generated through the conversion of many diesel sets to heavy fuel.

At the same time, much work is being done to develop renewable energy sources and basic food items have also been zero rated in an effort to reduce cost of living, the statement continued.

It said the PPP/Civic government has also taken the initiative to cushion the vulnerable in the society. Single parents, the statement said, are being considered for some special treatment to deal with the current situation, which has its roots outside of our society.

The PPP also stated that the division of the labour movement was due to the fact that the TUC remains locked into the past when large democratic unions were kept out of its executive.

While the society has been going through profound democratic changes, the TUC rules still remain undemocratic, the PPP charged.

The statement continued that the unity of the movement is important for the working people but it will only be lasting if it is rooted in democracy.

The PPP said it sincerely hopes that the movement will overcome this problem and move from strength to strength.