Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, calling it a scourge and a major human rights violation....

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has given its commitment to provide funding support for the Jamaica Household Workers Union, and further research on the achievements in eliminating Child Labour in...

A heavy downpour did not dampen the spirits as hundreds turned out to celebrate National Grandparents Day on Sunday (September 29), at The Verandah, Juici Patties Complex in Clarendon. The...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging senior citizens to become more technologically savvy, in order to be less vulnerable to scammers. The Minister was...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) addresses participants in the 20th National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New...

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is far advanced in finalising the terms of a partnership with international charity, Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), to assist communities impacted by the...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has, to date, completed 14,516 household damage assessments under the ‘Rebuild Jamaica Initiative’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the disclosure...