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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Social Security Ministry Improving Facilities

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at improving its facilities. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson,...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), interacts with students at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) transitional exercise, held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple, Kingston Gardens, on July 10. The ESP is an early intervention programme for young children (0-6 years) with various types of developmental disabilities. A total of 60 students graduated from the ESP, 50 of whom will be matriculating to primary special education and 10 students to the regular school system.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), interacts with students at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) transitional exercise, held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple, Kingston Gardens, on July 10. The ESP is an early intervention programme for young children (0-6 years) with various types of developmental disabilities. A total of 60 students graduated from the ESP, 50 of whom will be matriculating to primary special education and 10 students to the regular school system.

PHOTOS: Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson at Early Stimulation Programme Graduation
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

PATH Disburses $5.3 Billion
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

National Minimum Wage Commission to Consult Public
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, delivers the keynote address at the closing ceremony for the Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour (CLEAR II) Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston on Wednesday (July 10). The CLEAR II Project was launched on June 26 last year. The project sought to help reduce child labour in Jamaica.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, delivers the keynote address at the closing ceremony for the Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour (CLEAR II) Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston on Wednesday (July 10). The CLEAR II Project was launched on June 26 last year. The project sought to help reduce child labour in Jamaica.

Labour Ministry to Publish Work List to Protect Children

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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addressing today
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Labour Ministry Protecting Security Guards

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Ministry has been monitoring the situation concerning the status and entitlements of security guards. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9, the Minister noted that over the years, several complaints of companies failing to pay various entitlements have been brought...
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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, emphasies a point during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26.
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JCPD Intensifies Public Education Activities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has intensified its public awareness and public education activities to sensitise various social groups about the facts and falsehoods surrounding disability issues. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA and the National Youth Service (NYS), the JCPD has delivered 32 Public Education sessions....
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, makes her contribution to a panel discussion on regional examples of social protection programmes in emergency preparedness and response, at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, says the country’s social protection programmes are moving towards increasing the standard of living and income of the vulnerable, as a means of building disaster resilience. “The fact is, if we can raise their standard of living, their income, level of saving and education… in the long...
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Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
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JCPD to be Made Body Corporate

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, says the Council is to be transitioned to a Body Corporate once the Disabilities Act comes into effect. Dr. Hendricks said this transition will give the Council greater autonomy to carry out its mandate of supporting and advocating on behalf of persons with disabilities. Speaking with...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.
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More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and 23,000 jobseekers. Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the LMIS has had a “significant impact” on the labour market in Jamaica. “The LMIS...
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Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew (second right), speaks with Senior Employer Service Representative, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley (left), and trainees, Rajhni Reid (second left); Orlando Leach (third left) and Patrick Turner, at a send-off ceremony for the trainees who will be participating in a six-month overseas employment programme in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ceremony was held on Monday (June 17), at the CSJP’s Oxford Road offices, in Kingston.
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CSJP Trainees Off to Guantanamo Bay

Eight Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) trainees attached to Operation Friendship are to be employed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security overseas employment initiative. Senior Employer Service Representative in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley, said the programme offers employment opportunities for Jamaicans in Cuba in various skill areas....
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