Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has pointed to the importance of partnership among government, employers, workers and their representatives, in ensuring the profitability of business and to...

Fifty Jamaicans are to be trained as Resident Care Attendants, to fill vacancies in Canada, under a training project to be delivered through the partnership of a Jamaican and Canadian...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will be hosting a 'Self Help Health Care Workshop', on Wednesday, May 20, in recognition of Centenarians' Day. This workshop is aimed at...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles, met with 78 private recruitment agencies on Thursday (May 14), to inform them of recent amendments to the Regulations of the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles has said that the Government is concerned about the industrial relations climate and will be putting measures in place to prevent...

It began as a pilot project to provide an after-school facility for employees who wanted safe supervision for their children while they were working. But today, in gaily decorated settings...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, wants Jamaican citizens to become more considerate of persons, especially children, with disabilities. "I urge every...

National Labour Day, which is being celebrated on Monday, May 25 this year, was officially launched today (May 1) on the lawns of Jamaica House under the theme, 'Ketch the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, today (Thursday April 30) announced that effective Monday May 11, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be increased by ten per...

When Rupert Douglas went to Canada as a farm worker for the first time in 1972, a lot of things were different. For one, his salary was 65 cents per...

The average number of Jamaicans travelling to Canada under the Canadian Overseas Workers Programme has now reached eight thousand (8,000) annually and according to Minister of Labour and Social Security,...