BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - There needs to be a harmonisation of labour laws within the region.

This call was made recently by Cedric Murrell, President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) at “The Role of Labour Standards in Accessing International Markets and Supporting the Caribbean Single Market Workshop” held at Island Inn.

“A case has to be made for the harmonisation of labour laws in this region. In order for the CSME to be successful, trade union rights across the region must be similarly protected. There must be a common set of international labour standards that are ratified by all our countries and that are effectively applied and enforced,” he stated.

Murrell said this would guarantee that the rights of all workers, regardless of which island they are from, are protected.