FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2026 STATEMENT BY THE BARBADOS WORKERS’ UNION (BWU) The Executive Council of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) is calling out the ANSA McAL Group for its handling of the closure of Standard’s retail operations at the end of last year and the wind-down of Berger Paints in Barbados which the Union was made aware of, only at the same time it was announced two days ago. This is not simply a business decision, it is a test of whether powerful reg

Left: Nick Loridan, Young Transport Workers’ Co-Representative for the Dockers Section. Right: Miracle-Ann King, Young Transport Workers’ Co-Representative for the Dockers Section, at the ITF meeting in Barcelona, May 2025 Comrade Miracle-Ann King represented the Barbados Workers’ Union at two major global meetings hosted by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) in 2025, in her role as Co-Representative for the Dockers Section. In March , she travelled to Sing

Comrade Sean Scott alongside regional comrades at the Maritime session of the 46th ITF Congress in Marrakech. In October 2024, Comrade Sean Scott represented the Barbados Workers’ Union at the 46th International Transport Federation (ITF) Global Congress in Marrakech, Morocco—the first Congress held in the Arabic world. Under the theme “Moving the World Forward” , the Congress addressed global issues such as climate justice, automation, workers' rights, and the critical imp

Comrade Kamisha Benjamin, addressing the 113th ILC, as the BWU joined global calls to formalise informal labour and protect platform workers operating beyond the reach of traditional labour laws. Comrade Kamisha Benjamin, Deputy Director of Industrial Relations, participated in three major international learning and leadership opportunities this year. First, she attended the International Trade Union School of Austria (ITUSA) in May 2024, where she developed advanced skills

During the 113 th Conference of the International Labour Organisation, the BWU’s advocacy on the international stage was well-observed. General Secretary Toni Moore championed this argument very cogently on behalf of workers the world over when she represented the International Trade Union Confederation at the Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice which took place on June 12, 2025. She emphasized the importance of moving beyond GDP, giving attention to peo