Study of the socio-economic impact of the closure of GUYSUCO sugar estates on sugar workers in Guyana

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Thomas B. Singh

ILO, [1st ed.]

2021

Abstract

sugar industry

agricultural worker

plant shutdown

social implication

economic implication

Guyana

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Title: Study of the socio-economic impact of the closure of GUYSUCO sugar estates on sugar workers in Guyana
Creators: Thomas B. Singh
Contributors: ILO DWT and Country Office for the Caribbean Countries.
Publisher: ILO; Port of Spain
Date published: 2021
Edition: [1st ed.]
Number of pages: 103 p.
ISBN: 9789220345719
Language: English
Asset Type: study
Record Identifier: 995218986602676
Table of contents: 1: Introduction and context of the study -- 2: Overview of the sugar industry before the closures -- 3: Socio-economic impact of closure of sugar estates -- 4: Estate closures and poverty -- 5: The nationalization of the sugar industry -- 6: Big-push green economy industrialization and the sugar industry -- 7: Review of Guyana’s recent investment strategies and big-push industrialization -- 8: Cellulosic ethanol from sugar cane -- References -- Annex I: Mapping of Sustainable Livelihoods Framework into questionnaire items -- Annex II: Failure of nationalized sugar industry: Causes and consequences -- Annex III: Resources for the development of a proposal for cellulosic ethanol.