Call for External Collaborator - Review of Guyana Labour Tender

• Country: Guyana
• Summary: Call for External Collaborator - Review of Guyana Labour Laws - Ilo Office for the Caribbean
• GYT Ref No: 141566787
• Deadline: 26 May 2026
• Financier: International Labour Organization
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: rfx_6667_ROLAC
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• Description:
• I. Background and purposeThe ILO is seeking to contract a qualified consultant to conduct a support a review of the current labour legislation of Guyana. The result of the review is a technical report (See Section 4 on deliverables below for details). This report is expected to be a technical input to further consideration towards a possible reform of the labour legislation. A list of current Acts on labour and employment of Guyana is in Annex I. Many of these Acts and their subsidiary legislation, if not all, need improvement, as they do not always meet the requirements of today-s work environment. Therefore, there is a need for reform of the labour legislative framework. In addition, the ILO-s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has been referring to the need to amend some of the Guyanese labour laws. The Committee has also been encouraging or supporting the Government to take action for legal reform in certain areas. For instance:• Public Utility Undertakings and Public Health Services (Arbitration) Act, as amended in 2009 • Immigration Act, Cap 14:02, Expulsion of Undesirables Act, Cap 14:05 • Equal Rights Act No. 19 of 1990 • Employment of Young Persons and Children Act • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act of 1998, Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Act of 2005, and penalties for engaging children under the age of 18 years in hazardous work As the first step towards labour law reform process, a comprehensive...
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