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Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, addresses the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).

STATIN Reports Significant Level Of Compliance

Data from the April 2021 Labour Force Survey of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show a significant level of compliance with coronavirus (COVID-19) control measures. STATIN’s Director General, Carol Coy, says the findings show that 94.8 per cent of...
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), consults with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, during the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), consults with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, during the agency’s digital quarterly briefing on Thursday (July 15).

STATIN Reveals Industry Group With Highest Number Of Employed Persons
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaks during the agency’s digital briefing on Thursday (July 15).
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaks during the agency’s digital briefing on Thursday (July 15).

More Than 1.2 Million Jamaicans In Jobs
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, 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

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Labour

786 Persons Placed in Jobs Using the ELE

A total of 786 jobseekers were placed in employment locally through the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), with females accounting for 78.2 per cent of placements. As contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2020 Economic and Social Survey, there were, however, an overall decrease in placements – 36.9 per cent and 49.4 per cent for males and females, respectively....
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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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Labour

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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