Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Derrick Kellier, has welcomed the introduction of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) ‘Formalization of the Informal Economy Project’. The one-year pilot project is aimed...

A Worker’s Safety Passport for persons in the construction industry will be introduced later this year. The passport is being developed by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is collaborating with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in conducting a two-part series of Entrepreneur Skills Training workshops, aimed at formalising the informal...

Operators of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) in Garlands, St. James and surrounding areas, are to benefit from a three-day workshop, which gets underway on January 26 at the...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will this year be stepping up efforts against job scammers, who continue to prey on Jamaicans. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture,...

Applications open today (January 7) for temporary positions in the hospitality industry in the United States of America (USA). Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, who...

Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada Employment Programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately $1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security,...

Minister of Labour, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has hailed the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) for its contribution to the stability in the labour market, thus creating a friendly...