Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be placing focus on the engagement of minors in sports and entertainment as it ramps up efforts to stamp out child labour locally. “We have to pay special attention to the practice of contracting children in sport, entertainment, and other similar activities that could rob them of education time and time to play...

The Unemployment Insurance Scheme is to be submitted to Cabinet for approval, shortly, says Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda. Addressing the Ministry’s Labour Relations Awards Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, recently, the Minister said the scheme is a priority area for the Government as part of efforts to strengthen the national legislative framework for labour...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is inviting businesses/organisations to enter its Productivity Innovator of the Year 2022 competition. The competition is the precursor to World Productivity Day, which will be observed on June 20, under the theme ‘Productivity in a Digitized World’. Senior Director for Research and Measurement at the JPC, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Mikhail-Ann Urquhart,...

More children with sensory challenges now have access to therapeutic assistance, following the commissioning of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) Sensation Station, in Kingston, on May 31. The ESP is administered through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), and provides early intervention for children who are affected by cognitive and physical developmental disabilities. These include mobility problems, fine...

A family of six in Mocho, Clarendon, now has a proper roof over its head courtesy of Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, and community volunteers. Replacement of the leaky roof of this family home, occupied by two sisters and their children, was chosen as the main Labour Day project for the constituency. The MP,...

As the nation observes Labour Day 2022, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on Jamaicans to increase their productivity to boost the country’s economic growth. “Jamaica has one of the lowest productivity rates in this region and it can’t continue. We can’t grow the gross domestic product (GDP) unless we increase productivity,” he said, while addressing the...

The Mandeville Greens (Cecil Charlton Park) and its environs, along with the Greenvale Roundabout in Mandeville, are the Manchester parish projects for Labour Day on Monday (May 23). Thelma Vassall from the Manchester Municipal Corporation told JIS News that the scope of work at Cecil Charlton Park will include beautification of areas, general cleaning, cutting of the lawn, and painting...