Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Hubert Critchlow
1884 – 1958
'The father of trade unionism' in the Caribbean
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Guyana Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A dock worker who founded the British Guiana Labour Union in 1919, the first registered trade union in the British Caribbean.
Critchlow led strikes for shorter hours and better pay and later sat in the colony's Legislative Council. His statue stands outside the Parliament Building in Georgetown.
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