The Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID) has received US$10,000 from Magna Motors Dealership Limited to go towards the installation of a state-of-the-art wheelchair lift. Magna Motors After-sales Manager, Elis...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) wishes to advise that Independence Day - a Public Holiday - will be observed on Saturday, August 6, 2016, as scheduled. This...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says that issues affecting the disabled are high on the Government’s agenda. “Recently, I announced a new 17-member Management Board for...

A new partnership has been established to advance the inclusion agenda of the disability sector. The group of approximately 60 members from agencies serving persons with disabilities (PWDs) – Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be moving quickly to ratify the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Convention on Domestic Workers. Giving the keynote address at...

Thirty staff members at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will receive training next month, to effectively mediate industrial disputes between employers and workers. The training will be offered...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says Jamaican companies need to put measures in place to identify and stop cases of child labour. “Companies that are at...

The National Occupational Safety and Health policy, as well as the Public Sector Occupational Safety and Health policy, are to be completed this financial year. This was revealed by Minister...