Representatives of 90,000 striking construction workers (Suntracs)  and the employers’ guild (Capac) returned to the negotiating table at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 19.

When they parted at 11 o clock. the previous night they were far apart on the issue of pay over the next four years, although both sides had made fresh offers.

As the strike seemed headed for a third day, economists were forecasting potential damage to the economy if it drags on as the industry makes up 17 percent of the country’s GDP, and Capac claims it is already on a downward path as a  reason for rejecting Suntracs pay demands.

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