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Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford, addressing a JIS Think Tank on June 27.
Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford, addressing a JIS Think Tank on June 27.

Jobseekers Encouraged to Make Use of Labour Market Portal

Jobseekers are being encouraged to make use of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market and Information System (LMIS) portal in order to access employment opportunities. The advice came from Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Lyndon...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, makes her contribution to a panel discussion on regional examples of social protection programmes in emergency preparedness and response, at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, makes her contribution to a panel discussion on regional examples of social protection programmes in emergency preparedness and response, at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency's (CDEMA) inaugural Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium, in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.

Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience
Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

JCPD to be Made Body Corporate
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.

More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS
Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew (second right), speaks with Senior Employer Service Representative, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley (left), and trainees, Rajhni Reid (second left); Orlando Leach (third left) and Patrick Turner, at a send-off ceremony for the trainees who will be participating in a six-month overseas employment programme in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ceremony was held on Monday (June 17), at the CSJP’s Oxford Road offices, in Kingston.
Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew (second right), speaks with Senior Employer Service Representative, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley (left), and trainees, Rajhni Reid (second left); Orlando Leach (third left) and Patrick Turner, at a send-off ceremony for the trainees who will be participating in a six-month overseas employment programme in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ceremony was held on Monday (June 17), at the CSJP’s Oxford Road offices, in Kingston.

CSJP Trainees Off to Guantanamo Bay

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Government Senator, Robert Morgan, emphasises a point while responding to a motion by Opposition Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during Friday’s (June 7) sitting of the Senate. The motion was in relation to the disabled community.
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Gov’t Giving Priority to Disabled Community – Senator Morgan

Government Senator, Robert Morgan, says the Administration continues to prioritise the interests of the disabled community, especially in the development of infrastructure projects. He was responding to a motion moved by Opposition Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the sitting of the Senate last week, for Government to ensure that disabled persons have greater access to Gordon House and the new...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, converses with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman, during the closing and awards ceremony for the New Employment Opportunities (NEO) Jamaica Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew recently.
LabourSocial Security

Labour Market Information System Being Revamped

The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is being revamped to make it more user-friendly, efficient and secure. The website, which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, enables employers to post job openings, and persons seeking employment to upload résumés. Job matching and placements are executed through the LMIS’s Electronic Exchange (ELEX). Permanent Secretary in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enjoys a light moment with Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; and Former Minister of Labour, Horace Dalley, after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Awards Banquet in Celebration of the Centenary of the International Labour Organization and the Trade Union Act of Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 22).
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Gov’t Honours Six Former Labour Ministers

Six former Ministers of Labour have been recognised by the Government for their contribution to the achievements and activities associated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Trade Union Act, which were established 100 years ago. They are Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Dean Peart; Horace Dalley; Pearnel Charles; Derrick Kellier and Dr. Fenton Ferguson....
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Members of staff of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Manchester Parish Office singing at the 53rd anniversary thanksgiving service for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), on Sunday (April 28) at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God in Manchester. The NIS is a compulsory contributory funded social security scheme covering all employed persons in Jamaica. It is administered under the National Insurance Act.
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PHOTOS: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) Anniversary

  State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (left), in conversation with Pastor of the Mandeville New Testament Church of God, Manchester, Rev. Dr. Osborne Fisher, at the 53rd anniversary thanksgiving service for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), on Sunday (April 28) at the church in Manchester. The NIS is a compulsory contributory funded social security scheme...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), greets Senior Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tobita Kenji, when he visited the Ministry on North Street in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 20). The visit came after a press tour of the Work Permit Department, which was held on March 11 and hosted by the Jamaica Productivity Centre, which has partnered with JICA since 2009 to improve firm-based and national productivity.
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PHOTOS: JICA Senior Volunteer visits with the Minister of Labour and Social Security

  Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), introduces Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden, to Senior Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tobita Kenji, when he visited the Ministry on North Street in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 20). The visit came after a press tour of the Work Permit Department, which was held on March...
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