The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has embarked on several initiatives, aimed at sensitizing law enforcers about the ongoing issue of child labour in Jamaica. Project Officer of ILO TACKLE in Jamaica, Nasolo Thompson,said many persons, including law enforcers, are not fully aware of the issue of child labour in Jamaica,...

Ground is scheduled to be broken on July 11, for the construction of anew city/business hotel in Kingston. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 2. The Minister informed that the Courtyard Marriott, which is being developed by a...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has collaborated with the Golden Age Home (GAH) in Vineyard Town, Kingston, to procure a generator  for the home. General Manager of the Home, Laurette Adams-Thomas, told JIS News that the generator has helped to alleviate some challenges that the institution encounters once there  is a power outage. “The residents would be in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says he will continue to work assiduously to ensure the passage of relevant legislation to enable the ratification and implementation of the Domestic Workers Convention at the earliest possible date. The treaty in question is Article 189 of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Convention, which requires Governments to take steps to...

Over 80 per cent of Jamaica's neediest are receiving assistance under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) initiative. This was disclosed by Consultant to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Professor Godfrey Gibbison, during a forum focused on the Beneficiary Identification Systems (BIS) and Findings of the 2012 Targeting Assessment of the PATH at the Knutsford...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is strengthening its marketing campaign for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), to ensure that the country's most vulnerable are informed of the initiative and can benefit from it. This was disclosed by Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, during an editor's forum on the PATH initiative...

Ministry of Labour and Social Security will have an islandwide roll out of the national welfare to work strategy, the Steps-to-Work programme, within the next two months. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in his Sectoral Debate presentation on June 4, informed that his Ministry has completed the pilot intervention and is now in the final stages of designing a strategy...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Ministry’s disaster preparedness plans are in high gear, as the country braces for an overly active hurricane season. “As it stands now, we are beefing up our non-perishable supplies and our meetings continue with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to ensure the training of (our...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging all Jamaicans earning an income to contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), so that they can benefit from the programme after retirement. Mr. Kellier, who was speaking at a Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on June 6, pointed out that all...