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Minister of Labour and Social Security , Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses stakeholders at the ‘Labour Department and You’ Minister’s cocktail reception which was held at the Sea Garden Resort in Montego Bay , St. James, on Wednesday ( January 16). The event formed part of the ‘Labour Department and You’ roadshows being held in celebration of the Department’s 80th anniversary in Jamaica.
Minister of Labour and Social Security , Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses stakeholders at the ‘Labour Department and You’ Minister’s cocktail reception which was held at the Sea Garden Resort in Montego Bay , St. James, on Wednesday ( January 16). The event formed part of the ‘Labour Department and You’ roadshows being held in celebration of the Department’s 80th anniversary in Jamaica.

Labour Minister Emphasises Importance of Training

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has underscored the importance of training to the island’s workforce. “Training and development of our workforce will only serve to elevate us. It will help to enhance productivity, it will help...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right); conversing with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a send-off ceremony for some 300 Jamaicans who will take up employment opportunities in Canada this year under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on January 3.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right); conversing with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a send-off ceremony for some 300 Jamaicans who will take up employment opportunities in Canada this year under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on January 3.

Close to 300 Jamaicans to Take Up Employment in Canada
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Group Chief Executive Officer for GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (left), with Michael Brown (second left) and Rosemarie Forrester, who were selected as the male and female champion household workers at the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of The Year awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 18.
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Group Chief Executive Officer for GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (left), with Michael Brown (second left) and Rosemarie Forrester, who were selected as the male and female champion household workers at the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of The Year awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 18.

Jamaicans Must Not Belittle Significance of Blue Collar Jobs – Mrs. Holness
Probation Officer with the Department of Correctional Services, Kerry-Ann Davis, speaks at the We Transform Programme mentorship training session, in Kingston, recently. At left is Probation Officer, Brian Doyley.
Probation Officer with the Department of Correctional Services, Kerry-Ann Davis, speaks at the We Transform Programme mentorship training session, in Kingston, recently. At left is Probation Officer, Brian Doyley.

Persons Trained to Mentor Children in Care of DCS
Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Portia Magnus. (FILE)
Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Portia Magnus. (FILE)

NIS Changes Period for Stamp Card Contributions

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Director of Child Labour in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Sacha Deer Gordon, addressing a recent labour forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew.
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Gov’t Implementing Community-Level Programme to Curtail Child Labour

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is intensifying efforts to curtail child labour in Jamaica through a ‘Risk Identification Model’ programme being implemented to identify communities where this illicit activity is occurring, in order to facilitate interventions. According to Director of Child Labour in the Ministry, Sacha Deer Gordon, the initiative will entail creating vulnerability maps that highlight areas...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
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Gov’t Developing Action to Formalize Household Workers and Fisherfolk

The Government is developing a National Action Plan to transition household workers and fisherfolk to the formal economy. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through support from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Recently, a two-day consultative workshop was held at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston, aimed at garnering the input of...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left); listens to a point from Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Gillian Corrodus (left), at the opening of the ‘Labour Department and You’ road show on Thursday (November 22) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others (from centre) are: President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), David Wan;  Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry, Sasha Deer Gordon (second right) and Senior Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Department, Marlon Mahon.
Labour

Employers, Workers Encourage to Increase Knowledge About Labor Laws

Employers and workers are being encouraged to educate themselves about the country’s labour laws in order to facilitate smooth negotiations in settling disputes. The call came from State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, in his address at the Kingston leg of the ‘Labour Department and You’ road show at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel,...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), converses with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (left), during the ‘Labour Department and You’ roadshow at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St Ann on Tuesday (October 30).
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Project to Tackle Child Labour at the Community Level

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is working collaboratively with the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to tackle child labour at the community level. “We will be having a community-level intervention to encourage behaviour change, based on the data revealed in the recent Youth Activity Survey,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson. “This project will also extend to the...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon, Shahine Robinson (centre), with members of the Ocho Rios High School Band at the ‘Labour Department and You’ roadshow held recently at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St Ann.
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Gov’t Seeking Partnerships to Address Soft Skills Gap

The Government is seeking public-private partnership to close the soft skills gap that exists among the nation’s youth. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the 2017 National Labour Market survey found that the skills gap was predominant among students leaving high school with no work experience. She is imploring partnership with the Ministry as it seeks...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), reading his signed copy of the book, ‘If Caterpillars Can Fly, So Can I’, from Author and Motivational Speaker, Alvin Day (second left), at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Employee Engagement Conference 2018, which was held at Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 22). Sharing in the moment are Small Business Director, Scotiabank Jamaica, Avril Leonce (left) and Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira.
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Employers Encouraged to Maintain Good Relations with Employees

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on employers to maintain good relations with their employees, given that a local study has revealed that approximately 24 per cent of employees are disengaged. “The National Employee Engagement Report Jamaica 2016, which was designed and executed by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Project Management and Project...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), in conversation with Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Dorothy Finlayson, at the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on September 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
Labour

Comments Invited on Green Paper for Revised Policy for Senior Citizens

The public is being invited to provide feedback and comments on the Green Paper for the revised National Policy for Senior Citizens, which is on the websites of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, issued the invitation during the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on Friday, September 21,...
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