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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved conditions for today’s workers. Workers’ Week runs from May 19 to 23 and is being observed under the theme ‘Yes to Decent Work, No to Child Labour’. Thursday, May 23 is celebrated as Labour Day.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). At left is Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The ceremony is held in tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved conditions for today’s workers. Workers’ Week runs from May 19 to 23 and is being observed under the theme ‘Yes to Decent Work, No to Child Labour’. Thursday, May 23 is celebrated as Labour Day.

PHOTO: Workers Monument

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), hangs a wreath on the Aggie Bernard Workers’ Monument, in downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day Wreath-laying ceremony on...
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General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (front row, centre); and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (front row, right), were part of a Jamaican delegation, which met with senior executives from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) in Kingston last week, headed by Chief Executive Officer of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley (front row, 2nd left); and Associate Vice President, Global Public Relations for Royal Caribbean International, Tracy Quan (front row, left). In the back row, from left are: Senior Adviser/Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright; RCCL's Director of Business Strategy, Michael Figgs; Vice President of Government Relations, Americas for RCCL, Russell Benford; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.
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Royal Caribbean Wants More Jamaican Workers

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says senior executives of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL), the second largest cruise company in the world, have advised that they...
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By: Garwin Davis, March 8, 2019