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Chief Technical Director, Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings.

NIS Continues to Protect the Most Vulnerable

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, April 5, 2016

After 50 years of operation, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continues to provide valuable social protection for thousands of Jamaicans. Chief Technical Director, Social Security, at the Ministry of Labour...

Executive Director of the Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriguez, makes a point during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Intellectual Disabilities Association Focuses on Partnerships

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, April 5, 2016

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in discussion with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao, during the opening ceremony for the Regional Disability Studies Conference on March 16, at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Assistive Technology for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, March 18, 2016

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Temporary Closure of North Street Entrance of the Ministry of Labour & Social Security

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to advise customers and the motoring public that until further notice, the front entrance to its premises on North Street in Kingston...

By: MLSS Public Relations Unit, March 11, 2016

Chairman of Jamaica Logistics Hub Taskforce, Dr. Eric Deans (left), shares information about the US$350 million Spanish Town Free Zone, to be established in St. Catherine, at a recent meeting with investors and media personnel, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are: President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Executive Director for Masada Jamaica Limited, Dr. Robert Melamede; Director of Gulfray America’s Manufacturing, Jacob Shnurman; Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, and Managing Director of Gulfray America’s Manufacturing, Martin Scott.

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Training Opportunity Knocks for Persons in St. Catherine

The business community in Spanish Town and other stakeholders in St. Catherine, are currently engaged in efforts to ensure that persons in the parish are trained, so they can get...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 10, 2016

Senior Legal Officer at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Khadrea Folkes.

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Labour Ministry Staff Sensitised on Occupational, Safety and Health Bill

Over 500 members of staff at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security have been sensitised on the Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) Bill, which seeks to safeguard the welfare...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, March 10, 2016

NEW MINISTER AT THE HELM:
Honourable Shahine Robinson (right) addressing members of staff at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston today (March 9) as Mrs. Colette Roberts Risden, Permanent Secretary, and Mrs. Dione Jennings, Chief Technical Director (Social Security Division), look on. The new Minister was briefed on portfolio matters by Senior Directors and Managers.

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Second Woman Serves as Labour and Social Security Minister Hon. Shahine Robinson meets senior staff at North Street

Newly-appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson was briefed on portfolio matters during a meeting with staff today (March 9) at the Ministry’s offices on North Street...

By: MLSS Public Relations Unit, March 9, 2016

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Minimum Wage Rates Effective March 1

Recently announced increases in the National Minimum Wage and the Minimum Wage for Industrial Security Guards will come into effect tomorrow (Tuesday, March 1, 2016). The National Minimum Wage...

By: MLSS Public Relations Unit, March 1, 2016

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability at the International Labour Organization, Dr. Hassan Ndahi (centre) and Chairman of HEART Trust/NTA Board, Dr. Moses Peart (left), before the start of HEART Trust/NTA’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston, on February 16.

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ILO Commends Jamaica

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has commended Jamaica for the quality of its educational offerings. Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, Dr. Hassan Ndahi, who is based at the ILO’s regional...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , February 18, 2016

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left); and Senior Director in the Ministry, Colin Barnett (right), share a light moment with students of the HEART Trust/ NTA, at the institution’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day held on Tuesday, February 16 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

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More Employers Urged to Hire Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling for more employers to hire persons with disabilities (PWDs). He noted that the Ministry, through its agencies, the...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , February 18, 2016

Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Mr. Dennis Chung (left), responds to questions during a public forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, which was hosted as part of the HEART Trust/NTA Labour Market Research Day on February 16. Fellow panelists (from second left) are: Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dr. Hassan Ndahi; Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley; and Head, Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Mr. Danny Roberts.

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Research Day Facilitates Discussions on Labour Market and Economic Growth

The Labour Market Research Day, hosted by the HEART Trust/NTA on February 16, facilitated a range of discussions on the ways to position the labour market to enable economic growth....

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Training Opportunity Knocks for Persons in St. Catherine

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Second Woman Serves as Labour and Social Security Minister Hon. Shahine Robinson meets senior staff at North Street

Minimum Wage Rates Effective March 1

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