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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addressing the first batch of farm workers to be dispatched for 2013 to Canada, under the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Programme, on January 2, at East Street in Kingston. The 172 workers will leave the island on January 3, 2013 on a Chartered flight. (FILE)
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addressing the first batch of farm workers to be dispatched for 2013 to Canada, under the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Programme, on January 2, at East Street in Kingston. The 172 workers will leave the island on January 3, 2013 on a Chartered flight. (FILE)

More Jamaicans Get Jobs Overseas

Employment under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s overseas work programme is expected to exceed 13,400 for the 2013/14 period. The number is an increase over the 11,411 Jamaicans, who benefitted from job opportunities overseas during 2012/2013. Portfolio Minister,...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) presents the keys to a new home to Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary Joslyn Scott (seated), during the handing over ceremony held on February 7 in Plantations Heights, St. James. Among those sharing the happy moment are Food for the Poor representative, Baldwin Powell (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (5th left); Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (4th left).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) presents the keys to a new home to Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary Joslyn Scott (seated), during the handing over ceremony held on February 7 in Plantations Heights, St. James. Among those sharing the happy moment are Food for the Poor representative, Baldwin Powell (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (5th left); Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (4th left).

30 Housing Units for PATH Families by March 31
Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.
Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.

Jamaica to Benefit from ILO Project
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (seated), operates a bridge simulator, while Phase 1 Deck Cadet, Harvey Otis, looks on. The Minister was on a tour of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston on Wednesday, January 29.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (seated), operates a bridge simulator, while Phase 1 Deck Cadet, Harvey Otis, looks on. The Minister was on a tour of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston on Wednesday, January 29.

CMI Hailed For Providing Quality Training
Interested applicants must sign up in person to attend the session and will be required to present a valid Tractor Trailer-Articulated Licence to complete registration. Only drivers who complete the registration process will be allowed to participate in the meeting.
Interested applicants must sign up in person to attend the session and will be required to present a valid Tractor Trailer-Articulated Licence to complete registration. Only drivers who complete the registration process will be allowed to participate in the meeting.

Labour Ministry Holds Information Session on Trailer Driver Recruitment

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All Island 50-Day Happiness Tour kicks off on March 20

In an effort to help Jamaicans better cope with the daily stresses of life, Choose Life International (CLI) will embark on a 50-Day Happiness Tour across the island, beginning on March 20. The initiative, which is also in keeping with the United Nations International Day of Happiness being observed on the same date, will see CLI volunteers spreading a message...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.
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Government Advancing Work on Occupational Safety and Health Programme

The Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is advancing work to develop Jamaica’s national occupational safety and health (OSH) programme and policy. The programme is key to strategies being pursued by the Ministry, through its Occupational Safety and Health Department (OSHD), to strengthen and streamline existing and pending legislative and institutional provisions designed to enhance the workplace...
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Director of Economic and Social Research, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Shaine Palmer (2nd left), along with Assistant Professor of Economics, Brockport College, State University of New York (SUNY), USA, Dr. Tamoya Christie (2nd right); and Senior Research Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew, Dr. Michael Witter (right), are engaged in conversation by Director of Social Security at the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. Occasion was a recent labour market forum, jointly staged by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Labour Market Information Technical Committee (LMITAC) in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Ministry, at the PIOJ’s New Kingston offices under the theme: ‘Reshaping the Jamaican Labour market to Foster Economic Growth and Development’.
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Employers Want Greater Focus on Technical/Vocation Training

Employers have indicated a need for changes in Jamaica’s education curriculum, with greater focus on technical training, to better prepare persons for the job market. This disclosure was made by Director of Economic and Social Research in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Shaine Palmer, during a recent labour market forum hosted at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ)...
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More Job Prospects for Disabled Persons

The findings of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s 2012 Labour Market Survey are pointing to the prospects of a significant number of additional job opportunities for persons with disabilities in the near future. Director of Economic and Social Research in the Ministry, Shaine Palmer, who made the disclosure during a recent labour market forum, hosted at the Planning...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (6th left); and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (5th left), and other stakeholders, display the National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy during its recent launch, along with the Jamaica Occupational Safety and Health National Profile, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others participating in the launch included: parliamentarians, Raymond Pryce (left) and Olivia Grange (2nd left); United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Mission Director in Jamaica, Jeannette Vail (3rd left); Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) Board Member, Keith Comrie (4th left); State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Richard Azan ( 7th left); Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller (7th right); Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert (5th right); HIV/AIDS Programme Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Peta-Gaye Pryce (4th right); President, Jamaica Network of Seropositives, Paula Samuels (3rd right); Senior Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung (3nd right); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Richard Powell.
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Health Minister Welcomes National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has welcomed work undertaken by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to advance development of Jamaica’s National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS, and to pilot a Bill on the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. The Policy, approved as a White Paper by both Houses of Parliament earlier this year, is...
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Hundreds Living with Disabilities Get Help from the JCPD

Approximately 400 persons living with disabilities are given assistance each year by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). Since 2008, through government funding, the JCPD has been able to disburse $15 million in grants to the disabled community. Of that sum, $10 million was allocated to the Economic Empowerment Grant (EEG) and $5 million to the Assistive Aid...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), launches the Documentation, Information and Access Services Unit (DIAS) Records Management Competition 2014, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s North Street offices on December 18. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Registrar, Documentation, Information and Access Services Unit (DIAS), in the Ministry, Winston Walker; Chief Technical Director, Ministry, Errol Miller; and Records Manager, University of the West Indies, Sonia Black.
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Labour Ministry Launches Records Management Competition

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has launched its Records Management Competition 2014, under the theme ‘Keep or Toss’. The contest, which is open to MLSS records staff in all 14 parishes, is meant as an incentive to officers, while highlighting their significant role in maintaining efficient and effective records and information management in the Ministry. Portfolio Minister, Hon....
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