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Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

Effective Social Interventions can Transform Communities – Sweeney

By: Kadian Brown, October 25, 2017

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says effective implementation of community-redevelopment, citizen-security and public-safety initiatives can significantly transform vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahinie Robinson. (FILE)

New Parish Office of Labour and Security Ministry to be built in St. Ann’s Bay

By: Garwin Davis, October 24, 2017

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second left) and Group Chief Executive Officer for GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third left), present trophies to winners of the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year Awards, Anthony Houston (left) and Cherilene Williams-Case (right) during the awards ceremony, held on October 5 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Labour Minister Commends Household Workers

By: Rochelle Williams, October 6, 2017

Labour 9 years ago Government of Jamaica to Continue Relief Efforts for Hurricane Affected Neighbours
Labour 9 years ago National Registry for Seniors
By: Rochelle Williams, September 23, 2017
Labour 9 years ago Labour Market Information System Facilitates Jobs for 2,000 Persons
By: Denise Dennis, September 14, 2017

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Horace Allen with a relief cheque, at the Linstead New Testament Church of God, in Commodore, St. Catherine, on July 21. Occasion was a ceremony to commence distribution of the $35 million relief grant for households which were damaged during the recent flood.

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Government Begins Distribution Of Relief Funds

The Government has commenced distribution of its $35 million relief grant to households which were affected by the recent flooding. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson and...

By: Garfield L. Angus, July 22, 2017

Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (right), in discussion with President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), Vincent Morrison. Occasion was the final session in a series of islandwide consultations on the national minimum wage at the North Street Offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in downtown Kingston, on July 13.

9 years ago Labour

Chairman Proposes Review Period for Employers

It has been proposed that employers be given a two-month period to review their budgets before the agreed adjustment to the national minimum wage for this year takes effect. This...

By: Alecia Smith, July 14, 2017

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in light conversation with Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission (LMRC), Dr. Marshall Hall (left), while LMRC Commissioner, Dr. Michael Witter, looks on. Occasion was the LMRC’s End-of-Project Forum on Friday (July 7), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

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Labour Market Reform Key to Economic Growth – Minister Robinson

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says transformation of the labour market is crucial for the Government’s economic growth programme. She said the reform process seeks to...

By: Garfield Angus, July 8, 2017

Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (2nd left), makes a point to Commission member, St. Patrice Ennis (4th left), at a regional consultation held on July 4, at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in Portland. Listening (from left) are Hotelier Hugh Perry, and member of the Commission, Bernita Locke.

9 years ago Labour

Minimum Wage Consultation Held in Portland

Residents of Portland turned out on July 4 to give their views on the minimum wage, at a regional consultation held at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in the parish. Several of...

By: Garfield Angus, July 6, 2017

9 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry to begin Pre-Selection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising that no recruitment for the Overseas Employment Programme will begin on June 26. Instead, the Ministry will begin the pre-selection of...

9 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry to begin Preselection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising that no recruitment for the Overseas Employment Programme will begin on June 26. Instead, the Ministry will begin the preselection of...

Director of the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies.

9 years ago Labour

Steady Gains Made in Tackling Child Labour

Steady gains have been made in tackling child labour in Jamaica by the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and other State agencies with a...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , June 22, 2017

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, greets some of the first batch of farmworkers to be sent to Canada for 2017. The group of approximately 375 left the island in January.

9 years ago Labour

Preselection for Overseas Employment Programme Begins June 26

Pre-selection for the Overseas Employment Programme, administered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will be held between June 26 and July 17. This programme provides opportunities for hundreds...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , June 21, 2017

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Government Begins Distribution Of Relief Funds

Chairman Proposes Review Period for Employers

Labour Market Reform Key to Economic Growth – Minister Robinson

Minimum Wage Consultation Held in Portland

Labour Ministry to begin Pre-Selection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

Labour Ministry to begin Preselection of Persons for Farm Work Programme

Steady Gains Made in Tackling Child Labour

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