"Unity in Diversity"
On 3 March 2025, Barbados deposited the instrument of ratification of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185), as amended, with the Director-General of the ILO, Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo. In so doing, Barbados becomes the 40th ILO member State to ratify the Convention.…
The Tourism Workers’ Alliance (TWA) – representing more than 16 million workers in 150 countries –stands resolutely with the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) against a recent series of unwarranted attacks by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, including the proposal to establish a so-called “uni…
Dozens of workers from various industries enhanced their understanding of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) during a recent training workshop hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union (ABWU). Dozens of workers from various industries enhanced their…
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) is deeply concerned with the Gaston Browne Administration’s arbitrarily planned decision to increase vehicle licensing fees. The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) is deeply concerned with the Gaston Browne Administration’s arbitrarily planned de…
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) has proposed a childcare initiative aimed at addressing the growing concerns of hospitality workers who struggle to find adequate care for their children during work hours, particularly those working night shifts. (ANTIGUA OBSERVER) The Antigua and Barb…
Staff at the Spring Gardens Moravian Daycare and Preschool now have their rights and benefits formally enshrined in a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Antigua & Barbuda Workers' Union (ABWU) and the Church that operates the facility. In addition to standard provisions, the agreement…
(Uniglobalunion) At the AI Action Summit in Paris last week, over 70 employers signed a Pledge for a Trustworthy AI in the World of Work – which includes key commitments to collective bargaining and union consultation, training and upskilling, as well as lifting labour stan…
Yvonne Ambrose, an employee at Royalton Antigua and a shop steward for the Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union (ABWU), is eagerly anticipating an exciting new educational journey. In the coming weeks, Ambrose will begin a Certificate course in Introduction to Human Resource Management with the Unive…
Dozens of young workers are now better equipped to navigate the world of work after participating in a two-day training seminar hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers' Union (ABWU) last week. The annual event provided participants with vital knowledge on Occupational Safety and Health, the histo…
The Gaston Browne Administration continues to take steps to undermine workers’ power within the Hotel Industry. The latest move by the Browne Administration has been to spearhead and sponsor a new hospitality workers union with the aim of fragmenting workers’ power and diminishing the strength of…