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Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles, met with 78 private recruitment agencies on Thursday (May 14), to inform them of recent amendments to the Regulations of the United States Departments of Labour and Homeland Security to guide the placement of overseas workers recruited privately. The US Department of Labour and Department of Homeland Security have published new...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles has said that the Government is concerned about the industrial relations climate and will be putting measures in place to prevent any form of disruption. "We have soundings from our oversight committees that there could be possible disruptions from various areas in the economy and the country as a result of...

It began as a pilot project to provide an after-school facility for employees who wanted safe supervision for their children while they were working. But today, in gaily decorated settings on the ground floor, the day care centre at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, North Street in Kingston, has evolved into an exemplary model of a low-cost, early-childhood...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, wants Jamaican citizens to become more considerate of persons, especially children, with disabilities. "I urge every well-thinking Jamaican to recognise that disabilities can affect each and every one of us. We should all do our little part to create a society that makes persons with disabilities...

National Labour Day, which is being celebrated on Monday, May 25 this year, was officially launched today (May 1) on the lawns of Jamaica House under the theme, 'Ketch the Vibes: Volunteerism, Intervention, Beautification, Empowerment for Success'. There will be three national projects this year: Hospital Spruce Up at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital; installation of a multi-purpose court in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, today (Thursday April 30) announced that effective Monday May 11, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be increased by ten per cent. The increase will move the NMW from the current $3,700 to $4,070.00 per forty (40) hour week. Effective Monday June 1, industrial security guards will also see a 10...

When Rupert Douglas went to Canada as a farm worker for the first time in 1972, a lot of things were different. For one, his salary was 65 cents per hour and the Ontario farm on which he worked, H. W. Holdings Limited, only produced peaches. Thirty-seven years later, the Port Antonio native is still making the trip every year...

The average number of Jamaicans travelling to Canada under the Canadian Overseas Workers Programme has now reached eight thousand (8,000) annually and according to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, remittances from the programme have far exceeded Can$52 million over the past five years. During bi-lateral talks at Jamaica House this morning (April 21) with Canadian Prime...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security(MLSS) on Wednesday (April 8) handed over cheques, valued at approximately $600,000, to five persons with disabilities to help start their own small businesses under the Economic Enablement project Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, said that the initiative is...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security(MLSS), has joined the Mustard Seed Community and the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) in providing assistance for 9-year-old Ashley Anderson, who was shot in her head by a stray bullet at her gate in downtown Kingston, last year.. Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has said that the Government will be strengthening the social safety net progamme this fiscal year, as part of measures to help Jamaicans cushion the worst effects of the harsh financial constraints. "We do recognise that in times that are as harsh and as challenging as this one, that there are persons, who may not normally...

The two-day International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Tripartite Caribbean Conference officially ended Thursday (April 2) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. At the closing ceremony, a document outlining nine principles and actions deemed desirable, as the way forward in response to the current global financial crisis, was presented. These principles include: the implementation of holistic fiscal, employment and macro-economic...