The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is receiving technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), as it works to finalise the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation. Portfolio...

Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro, said that a recommendation on the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for security guards is to be submitted to...

Labour Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has encouraged young people from western Jamaica, who benefited from a Steps-to-Work Summer Camp, to use the experience to improve their social and economic circumstance,...

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Angela Toyloy, has suggested that the current age at which persons are required to retire from full time employment, be...

Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro, says he is impressed with the recommendations coming out of the minimum wage consultations now underway. He said the proposals...

A high ranking trade unionist has joined in commending the Government and some members of the public sector for reaching an arrangement for the payment of wages and other benefits...

A regional social dialogue project, aimed at strengthening cooperation among Caribbean governments, labour, and business, has received commendation from its European funder. The three-year  €1,715,000 (US$ 2 million) project, which...

Scores of residents of St. James have benefitted from a seminar aimed at preparing them for retirement. The retirement planning seminar, organised by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC),...