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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier presents a certificate of possession to Ms. Avril Vernon (right) during the official handing over ceremony for Certificates of Possession to residents of Hertford/Morass Lane in Westmoreland on February 27. Ms. Vernon was among
100 persons who received their certificates. — Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier presents a certificate of possession to Ms. Avril Vernon (right) during the official handing over ceremony for Certificates of Possession to residents of Hertford/Morass Lane in Westmoreland on February 27. Ms. Vernon was among 100 persons who received their certificates.

100 Residents Receive Certificates of Possession for Land in Westmoreland

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on Friday (February 27) presented some 100 residents of Hertford/Morass Lane in Westmoreland with official certificates of possession for lands they have been living on for decades. The handing over...

Occupational Safety and Health Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

Addressing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace Key to National Development

Acting Senior Legal Officer at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Khadrea Folkes, speaking a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

OSH Act to Protect Employees from Unsafe Work Environments

Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, February 11.

Several OSH Programmes Being Rolled Out

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mrs. Colette Roberts Risden (right), makes a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 11. At left is Director of the Occupational, Safety and Health Department in the Ministry, Mr. Robert Chung.

OSH Bill to be Tabled Next Fiscal Year

Director of Legal Services at the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell.

11 years ago Labour

Ministry Clears Air on Labour Day

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has explained why Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, and not Saturday, May 23, the date that the law provides for its observance. Director of Legal Services at the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell, told JIS News that the Jamaican Parliament framed the law dealing with Labour Day to ensure that it...

11 years ago Labour

Public Forum Held on Chinese Investment and Immigration

Head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Institute, Donald Roberts, says going forward there should be continued improvements in communication between Jamaicans and Chinese who are in the island working on major infrastructure projects. He made the comments in an interview with JIS News, at the end of a public forum held on Thursday, January 29, at the University...

11 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Welcomes ILO Project

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Derrick Kellier, has welcomed the introduction of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) ‘Formalization of the Informal Economy Project’. The one-year pilot project is aimed at building the capacity of informal businesses, while encouraging the growth and development of micro and small entrepreneurs. Speaking at the project’s second workshop in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), in discussion with Vice President, Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, Alden Brown, during the official signing of the 2015-2017 Labour Management Agreement for the Building/Construction Industry, at the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) offices, in Kingston, today (January 28).

11 years ago Labour

Safety Passport for Construction Workers this Year

A Worker’s Safety Passport for persons in the construction industry will be introduced later this year. The passport is being developed by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and will represent the level of training and certification of the workers on a particular site. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture,...

11 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry and ILO Stage Workshop for Small Entrepreneurs

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is collaborating with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in conducting a two-part series of Entrepreneur Skills Training workshops, aimed at formalising the informal economy. It is also aimed at stimulating growth in the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector in Jamaica. The second set of workshops under this pilot project gets underway...

11 years ago Labour

MSME Operators in St. James to Benefit from Training

Operators of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) in Garlands, St. James and surrounding areas, are to benefit from a three-day workshop, which gets underway on January 26 at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay. The Entrepreneur Skills Training workshop is being organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). It...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Targets Job Scammers

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will this year be stepping up efforts against job scammers, who continue to prey on Jamaicans. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, who warned that persons found to be offering non-existent jobs will be prosecuted. He stressed that these unscrupulous persons cannot be allowed to get...