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Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (right), in discussion with President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), Vincent Morrison. Occasion was the final session in a series of islandwide consultations on the national minimum wage at the North Street Offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in downtown Kingston, on July 13.
Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (right), in discussion with President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), Vincent Morrison. Occasion was the final session in a series of islandwide consultations on the national minimum wage at the North Street Offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in downtown Kingston, on July 13.

Chairman Proposes Review Period for Employers

It has been proposed that employers be given a two-month period to review their budgets before the agreed adjustment to the national minimum wage for this year takes effect. This recommendation comes from Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in light conversation with Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission (LMRC), Dr. Marshall Hall (left), while LMRC Commissioner, Dr. Michael Witter, looks on. Occasion was the LMRC’s End-of-Project Forum on Friday (July 7), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in light conversation with Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission (LMRC), Dr. Marshall Hall (left), while LMRC Commissioner, Dr. Michael Witter, looks on. Occasion was the LMRC’s End-of-Project Forum on Friday (July 7), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

Labour Market Reform Key to Economic Growth – Minister Robinson
Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (2nd left), makes a point to Commission member, St. Patrice Ennis (4th left), at a regional consultation held on July 4, at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in Portland. Listening (from left) are Hotelier Hugh Perry, and member of the Commission, Bernita Locke.
Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (2nd left), makes a point to Commission member, St. Patrice Ennis (4th left), at a regional consultation held on July 4, at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in Portland. Listening (from left) are Hotelier Hugh Perry, and member of the Commission, Bernita Locke.

Minimum Wage Consultation Held in Portland
Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies.
Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies.

Steady Gains Made in Tackling Child Labour
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, greets some of the first batch of farmworkers to be sent to Canada for 2017. The group of approximately 375 left the island in January.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, greets some of the first batch of farmworkers to be sent to Canada for 2017. The group of approximately 375 left the island in January.

Preselection for Overseas Employment Programme Begins June 26

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Labour Ministry to begin Pre-Selection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

The Ministry of Labour  and Social Security is advising that no recruitment for  the Overseas Employment Programme will begin on June 26. Instead,  the Ministry will begin the pre-selection of persons who already submitted farm work applications in May. The programme provides opportunities for hundreds of Jamaicans on Canadian and American farms yearly. Recruitment for the programme is done based...
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Labour

Labour Ministry to begin Preselection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

The Ministry of Labour  and Social Security is advising that no recruitment for  the Overseas Employment Programme will begin on June 26. Instead,  the Ministry will begin the preselection of persons who already submitted farm work applications in May. The programme provides opportunities for hundreds of Jamaicans on Canadian and American farms yearly. Recruitment for the programme is done based...
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Labour

Jamaica Deposits Ratification Instruments at 106th ILO Conference in Geneva

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Honourable Shahine Robinson on 13 June 2017, deposited Jamaica's instruments of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) as well as of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930. Jamaica is the 84th Member State of the ILO that ratifies the land-mark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as...
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Director of the Child Labour Unit, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies, discussing the need for Jamaicans to protect children from child labour.
Labour

Jamaicans Urged to Reject Culture of Child Labour

Jamaicans are being encouraged to reject the culture of child labour and, instead, report suspected cases to the relevant authorities. The call comes from Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies. She told JIS News that the issue of child labour in Jamaica, in some cases, has become culturally accepted. “I...
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Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings, addresses a ceremony to launch Disaster Preparedness Month on June 1 at Jamaica House.
LabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Govt Prepared for Hurricane Season

With the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season now underway, the ministries and agencies of government responsible for welfare assistance, clearing of roads, and disaster preparedness, are reporting that they are ready for any eventualities. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings, says the Ministry is prepared to respond if Jamaica is affected by a storm...
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The $86-million upgraded building which houses the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), located at 95 Hanover Street, downtown Kingston.
Labour

Upgraded ESP Centre to Reach More Children with Disabilities

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle, could hardly contain her joy at the recent opening of the programme’s upgraded facility for special needs children. “I feel great, I am excited; the staff is overcome. It is a good feeling,” she says. The $86-million centre, located at 95 Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, was constructed by the Government through...
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CultureLabour

Statue To Be Commissioned For Workers Monument

A statue is to be commissioned by next year to complete the Workers Monument located in the vicinity of the Kingston Craft Market on Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. This commitment was given by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a Rededication and Remembrance ceremony today (May 22), at the site of the monument. The monument...
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