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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Emergency Conciliation Meeting Called to Restore Normalcy in Public Sector Schools

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has called an emergency conciliation meeting between the Jamaica Teacher’s Association, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. This is in response to reports of...

(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Gov’t Strengthens Delivery of Services to Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second left); Chairman, Jamaica Red Cross 70th Anniversary Committee, Silvera Castro (left); and President, Jamaica Red Cross, Dr. Dennis Edwards (centre), interact with students of Bridgeport High School, Kadian Smith (second right) and Natasha Morrison, during the media launch of the Jamaica Red Cross 70th Anniversary celebration, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 16.

Voluntary Organisations Encouraged to Establish Youth Arms

Debate on Occupational Safety and Health Bill Gets Underway

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Portland resident, Andrea Rhoden, with an emergency relief cheque, at the Ministry’s parish office, in Port Antonio, on February 2. Approximately 112 persons in Portland, who suffered losses during heavy rains in January, are selected to receive grants.

Relief Grants Presented to Flood Victims

8 years ago LabourSocial Security

$6 Million Allocated for Social Protection and Labour Programme

A sum of $6 million has been allocated to the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which got under way in December 2012, aims to support the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to improve human capital and labour market outcomes for the poor by enhancing the efficiency...

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Labour Ministry to Focus on Facilitating Job Creation

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will be focused on measures to facilitate job creation during the new fiscal year. “This is being executed through a two-pronged approach. The first is to undertake measures to equip the workers with the necessary training and certification to enhance...

8 years ago Labour

Relief Grants Presented To Flood Victims

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, on Friday (February 2), presented relief grants to residents of sections of Portland and St. Mary who were severely affected by floods in January. Approximately 112 residents in Portland, and 101 residents of St. Mary were identified as needing additional assistance, as they had already received some help when supplies were...

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deirdre English Gosse. (FILE)

8 years ago Health & WellnessLabour

RGD Conducting E-Registration of Births at Eight Hospitals

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has commenced electronic registration (e-registration) of births at eight hospitals across the island. They are Spanish Town, St. Catherine; Mandeville, Manchester; St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann; Cornwall Regional, St. James; Victoria Jubilee, Kingston; Princess Margaret, St. Thomas; Annotto Bay, Portland; and May Pen, Clarendon.. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Deirdre...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)

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More Female Participants for Overseas Work Programme

The Government is working to increase the number of female participants in its Overseas Employment Programme. Administered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the programme offers employment opportunities for Jamaicans in Canada and the United States of America, in skilled and low-skill areas. Males often feature prominently in the Ministry’s recruitment drives, with many taking up farm-work jobs...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon., Shahine Robinson (left), greets Renford Lewis (third right), one of 300 persons comprising the first batch of farm workers who will take up employment opportunities for this year in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). Minister Robinson hosted a send-off ceremony for them at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (January 3). Others (from right) are Deneva Codner, Trevayne Gayle, and Jeffeth Tennant. The workers, who will be employed in greenhouse crop production, food processing, tobacco planting, vegetable farming and fruit tree cultivation, will depart the island starting on Thursday (January 4), while another group will leave on Friday (January 5). The majority of them will be deployed to the Ontario region of Canada.

8 years ago LabourSocial Security

300 Farmworkers Leave This Week for Canada

Forty-three new persons are among the first batch of 300 farmworkers who will take up employment opportunities this year under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The SAWP, which is part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas Employment Programme, involves contractual agricultural workers who are recruited to meet the short-term demand of manual labour during planting and...

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Valedictorians in the Apprenticeship Programme Optimistic About Their Employability

Jahmarley Knight and Steve Pinnock are optimistic about their employability having just received National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) certification in general construction and electrical installation. The at-risk youths received honour awards and were valedictorians at a graduation ceremony of 73 participants in the National Military Engagement Training and Apprenticeship Programme. It was held at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)...