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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Gov’t Remains Focused on Safeguarding the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Government remains steadfast in leading the charge to safeguard the rights of all Jamaicans, including persons with disabilities, and further enhancing their social inclusion. Addressing the virtual staging of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) 40th annual Business and Workplace...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is presented with a $1 million donation by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), as a contribution towards the JPC’s various projects to promote productivity. Acting Managing Director, DBJ, David Wan (right), handed over the cheque during the media launch of the Ministry’s Future of Work and Productivity Summit held on May 9 at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. Accepting the contribution are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (left); State Minister, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left); portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (third left); Chief Technical Director, JPC, Tamar Nelson (third right); and JPC Board Chairman, Omar Azan (second right). Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre).

Upcoming Summit to Discuss Strategies to Drive Productivity

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), presents Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (third right) with a copy of his birth certificate in Braille during a brief ceremony before the start of the sitting of the Senate at Gordon House on Friday (May 10). Others sharing the moment (from left) are President of the Senate, Senator Tom Tavares-Finson; Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Desmond Davis.

PHOTOS: Senator Dr. Floyd Morris Receives Braille Birth Certificate

To commemorate 'Read Across Jamaica Day', Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., engages in an interactive reading session with children at the Early Stimulation Programme, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the institution in Kingston on Tuesday (May 7).

PHOTOS: Read across Jamaica Day at Early Stimulation Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets Head of Programme, World Food Programme Caribbean Multi-Country Office, Sarah Bailey (left) during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s 1F North Street offices in Kingston on May 2. Looking on is Head of World Food Programme Office (Jamaica), Dana Sacchatti.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with World Food Programme Officials

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses Make Your Mark Group’s Middle Managers

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Middle Managers Vital to Growth of Organisations – Minister Charles Jr

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says effective middle managers play a critical role in empowering their teams and are vital to the growth and stability of organisations. The Minister was addressing the opening of Make Your Mark Group’s Middle Managers' Leadership Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 1. As the...

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security to Establish Contact Centre

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be establishing a contact centre as part of a thrust to improve customer service delivery. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the disclosure, said this is being undertaken to ensure that “how we respond to persons nationally is more effective and efficient”. He made the disclosure while addressing citizens during...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses Wednesday’s (April 24) United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund Closing Ceremony, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

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Jamaica’s Social Protection System Strengthened

Jamaica’s social protection system has been bolstered to better respond to future shocks and serve the need of vulnerable citizens, including children in poor households and persons living with disabilities. Under a US$1.1-million joint programme dubbed ‘Modernisation of the Social Protection Systems in Jamaica: Towards an Adaptive, Shock Responsive, Inclusive System’, measures were undertaken to strengthen the mechanisms and systems...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 23).

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House Approves Orders for National and Industrial Security Guards Minimum Wage Increases

Two Orders that will increase the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards were approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 23). These are the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Order, 2024, and the Minimum Wage Industrial Security Guards (Amendment) Order, 2024. They were piloted by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses Tuesday’s (April 23) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways Private Sector Forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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Labour Minister Says Government is Committed to Fostering an Inclusive Workforce

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive workforce. Addressing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways Private Sector Forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 23, he said it is critical to partner, discuss and deliberate on ways...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), addresses the Sixth Regional Disability Studies Conference, held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in Kingston, today (April 16). At left is a sign language interpreter.

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Employment Code of Practice for Persons with Disabilities Drafted

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the employment code of practice for persons with disabilities has been drafted. The Minister explained that the Disabilities Act makes provision for the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) to formulate codes of practice, which are practical guidelines on how the society can accommodate persons with disabilities in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (centre), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer of Stationery World & Book Centre Limited, Joy Scott (right), during the entity’s 21st anniversary celebrations, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 10). Sharing in the conversation is State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.

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PHOTOS: Stationery World & Book Centre’s 21st Anniversary Celebration

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (centre), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer of Stationery World & Book Centre Limited, Joy Scott (right), during the entity’s 21st anniversary celebrations, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (April 10). Sharing in the conversation is State...