Minister of Labour and Social Security(MLSS), the Hon. Pearnel Charles, has invited employers and trade unions to a meeting at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, Thursday morning to continue discussions...

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Antonica Gunter-Gayle, has pointed out that over the last three years, public interest in the programme...

Director of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, has praised the Jamaican government for its commitment to reducing child labour. Speaking at...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre will be partnering with Japanese product improvement specialist, Makoto Oyama, to provide technical assistance to a number of public and private sector organisations over the next...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), will launch a Child Labour Project on Wednesday (February 4), to address the issue of...

Forty-two farm workers will benefit from employment opportunities as they proceed on a trip to New York and Connecticut on Thursday January 29, 2009. Minister of Labour and Social Security,...

With the impact of the financial crisis crunching down on world economies, and concerns about job losses increase, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), through its Special Youth...

Increasingly, stakeholders in the local business sector are becoming cognisant of the challenges that Governments face in meeting all of the needs of the citizens. As such they are subscribing...

Amidst the global economic challenge and fear of job losses, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is continuing its $47 million Special Youth Employment and Training project (SYEAT). Approximately...

The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities indicates that negative perception and attitude towards disability, has resulted in the isolation and exclusion of persons with disabilities from the mainstream of...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting that some 941 cases of loss and property damage have been recorded for the parish of St. James. According to the...