During a meeting with residents of Belle Vue on the West Bank of Demerara, PPP/C Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali said the Party is working to rejuvenate communities, especially those that were affected by the closed sugar estates.
Ali also reminded of some initiatives which were made possible under the previous administration.
The presidential candidate said his party is committed towards social justice for those who were affected by the closure of the sugar estates.
In 2017, 1851 workers were dismissed from the Skeldon Sugar Estate; 1181 from the Rose Hall Estate; 1480 from the East Demerara Sugar Estate, and 251 from the Wales Sugar Estate.
Since then, thousands of persons remain without jobs and some waited for almost two years before their severance payments were made available.
The Opposition has signaled that these estates will be reopened should the PPP/C return to power at the next general elections.
