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...

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...

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...

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...

Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada Employment Programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately $1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, who noted that the programme, which is a vital source of foreign exchange remittances, “continues to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for thousands of Jamaicans.”...

Minister of Labour, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has hailed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) for its contribution to the stability in the labour market, thus creating a friendly climate for investors to do business in Jamaica. “The IDT has done much to maintain peace and harmony among workers and employers. The climate has never been better at any...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, says the agency fully supports the process of labour market reform, describing it as essential to ensure sustainable economic growth and social development in Jamaica. He also argued that the process is consistent with the Vision 2030 Jamaica goal of underscoring the empowerment of persons, thereby enabling them to...