The Government has allocated $8.03 billion to the Jamaica Social Protection Strategy Programme in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme aims to support...

Eighty special needs children have been given equipment to deal with their circumstance, by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in partnership with the World Bank and the Japanese...

Representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and their United States (US) counterparts are in discussion to increase the number of participants under the overseas hospitality programme. This...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will continue the ‘Labour Department and You’ islandwide road shows from February 27 to 28, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. These shows are...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Government is intent on breaking the “cycle of informality”, where more and more Jamaican workers will be trained and...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at improving its services. “We are aware that as a service Ministry, we need to...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be collaborating with the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to boost the competiveness of micro, small and...

The Government is continuing work under the Public Sector Modernisation Project to improve Jamaica’s work permit framework. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Inter-American Development Bank...