| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

News

Latest Stories

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (2nd right), peruses the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2015 Human Development Report on Work with UNDP Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat (2nd left). The occasion was a Workers Week panel discussion at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on May 18. Others (from left) are: Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (2nd right), peruses the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2015 Human Development Report on Work with UNDP Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat (2nd left). The occasion was a Workers Week panel discussion at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on May 18. Others (from left) are: Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden.

Labour Minister says Decent and Safe Work a Priority

By: Chad Bryan , May 20, 2016
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says workplace safety and wellness contribute significantly to productivity and efficiency and are key factors in reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development....
Director, Child Labour Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and member of the National Planning Committee for National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17, at the company’s head office.

March for Occupational Safety and Health May 20

By: Tomeica Gunn, May 19, 2016
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), responds to a question during a press conference at the Ministry’s North Street Headquarters in Kingston on May 17, to clarify media reports surrounding the death of Sheldon McKenzie, who was employed in Canada under the Seasonal Agriculture Workers’ Programme (SAWP). She is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (left); and Chief Technical Director of the Labour Division, Damian Cox.

Welfare of Workers in Overseas Programmes Paramount – Minister Robinson

By: Chad Bryan, May 19, 2016

More Stories