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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Initiatives Must Be Implemented To Generate And Maintain Productivity Gains – Samuda

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says Jamaica must actively seek to implement transformative initiatives that can position the local labour force to generate and maintain sustainable productivity gains. “This can be accomplished with careful attention to...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the 109th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Labour Conference, today (June 16).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the 109th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Labour Conference, today (June 16).

ILO Conference Focuses On Impact Of COVID-19 And The Response
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, exits the newly installed elevator at the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, which was commissioned into service on June 1.
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, exits the newly installed elevator at the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, which was commissioned into service on June 1.

Elevator Commissioned into Service at Labour Ministry’s St. Catherine Office (PHOTOS)
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), in discussion with the Ministry’s Director for Social Security, Suzette Morris (left), during Friday’s (May 28) presentation of 11,300 food kits by the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist poor families The packages, which were presented to Minister Samuda by WFP Programme Policy Officer, Sara Netzer (2nd right), included: rice, oats, pasta, salt, cooking oil and black beans.. The packages are intended to assist in supplementing the beneficiaries’ food needs and alleviating some of the challenges resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Also listening is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The presentation took place at the Central Foods Organization complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), in discussion with the Ministry’s Director for Social Security, Suzette Morris (left), during Friday’s (May 28) presentation of 11,300 food kits by the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist poor families The packages, which were presented to Minister Samuda by WFP Programme Policy Officer, Sara Netzer (2nd right), included: rice, oats, pasta, salt, cooking oil and black beans.. The packages are intended to assist in supplementing the beneficiaries’ food needs and alleviating some of the challenges resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Also listening is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The presentation took place at the Central Foods Organization complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Labour and Social Security Ministry Receives Packages from the World Food Programme
State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), presents Queen’s High school student, Shanequa Smart (centre), with a tablet to support her online learning. Looking on (from left) are Director for the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Director, Public Relations and Communications in the Ministry, Vando Palmer and Shanequa
State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), presents Queen’s High school student, Shanequa Smart (centre), with a tablet to support her online learning. Looking on (from left) are Director for the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle; Director, Public Relations and Communications in the Ministry, Vando Palmer and Shanequa's mother, Kadian Harrison. During a visit to the family home in St. Andrew on May 25, the Ministry team also handed over food items, school supplies, a new mattress and disposable underwear. The Ministry, as part of actvities to mark Child Month, has been making presentations to families of children enrolled at the ESP, based on their needs. Ms. Harrison has a child with Down Syndrome at the ESP.

PHOTOS: Labour Ministry Makes Donation To Needy Family

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Verification In Progress In St. Elizabeth For Social Pension Programme

Parish Manager for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in St. Elizabeth, Michelle Senior, says the parish is currently engaged in the application and verification process in the rollout of a new national Social Pension Programme. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River recently, Ms. Senior noted that more than 100 applications have...
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Gov’t Committed To Ending Child Labour

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda has reiterated the Government’s commitment to eliminating child labour in the country. He was speaking at the virtual launch for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour on June 11, under the theme, ‘Act now and End Child Labour’. “Jamaica will continue to work with national, regional and international...
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Employers Encouraged To Embrace Remote Work

President of the Caribbean Employers' Confederation, Wayne Chen, is calling for local employers to embrace flexible and remote work in order to become more productive and globally competitive, and to design a system to measure employee output when they operate outside of the workplace. “We have a psychological hang-up in Jamaica about control, so that change in mindset will have to take...
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Workers’ Week And Labour Day Church Service May 23

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Church Service will take place on Sunday, May 23 at Mandeville Church of God in Jamaica, 5 Brumalia Road, Manchester, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This year, Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 24, as the designated date (May 23) falls on a Sunday. The focus is on ‘Promoting a Clean and...
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Director of Communications and Public Relations at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Camille Beckford​.
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Jamaicans Encouraged To Utilise Backyards On Labour Day

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging Jamaicans to utilise their backyards for garden projects this Labour Day, which is being observed on Monday, May 24. In keeping with the theme for Labour Day 2021, ‘Promoting a Clean and Healthy Environment’, emphasis is being placed on persons staying at home and tending to their personal spaces, including their gardens....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at a recent virtual Jamaica Information Service Think Tank. (Donald De La Haye)
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Look Out For Vector Breeding Sites On Labour Day

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging citizens to be on the lookout for vector breeding sites as they carry out Labour Day activities around the home on Monday (May 24). “Although we are heavily focused on the coronavirus (COVID-19) while we carry out our clean-up activities, it is not the only concern. Mosquitoes and...
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