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Acting Coordinator for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Social Intervention Programme, Sylvester Anderson.

Labour Ministry to Host Recruitment and Job Opportunity Fair

By: Judith Hunter, September 15, 2022

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Jamaica Labour Market Information System and Social Intervention Propramme (SIP) will host a recruitment and job opportunity fair on Friday (September 16). The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, observes students in their information technology (IT) class at the new St. John Bosco Vocational Training Centre, which was officially opened on September 7, in Mandeville, Manchester. At right is Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green.

Jamaica Is Entering a New Phase of Growth and Development

By: Barbara Ellington, September 8, 2022

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in dialogue with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (right), during his call at the Ministry’s North Street offices today (September 7). Looking on is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), makes a point to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (right).
during the handover of mattresses to the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) for distribution to early-childhood institutions across the island. The handover took place at the Ministry’s facility on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew on Wednesday (August 3). Sharing the moment is Community Relations Manager at the ECC, Tanisha Miller.

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300 Mattresses Donated to Early Childhood Institutions

Early childhood institutions across the island will benefit from a donation of 300 mattresses from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The contribution was at the request of the...

By: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, August 4, 2022

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), listens as United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (right), extends well wishes to workers prior to their departure from the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston, on Thursday (July 28), for the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, en route to the US, to participate in the seasonal farm-work programme.

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PHOTO: Minister Samuda and Ambassador Nick Perry Visit MLSS Overseas Employment Centre

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), listens as United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (right), extends well wishes to workers prior...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in discussion with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices on North Street in Kingston, on Thursday (July 28). Listening is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. Ambassador Perry also visited the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Gets Courtesy Call from Us Ambassador Nick Perry

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in discussion with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the...

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Many Jobseekers Placed Through Electronic Labour Exchange

A total of 781 jobseekers were placed in employment locally through the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE). As contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2021 Economic and Social Survey,...

By: LATONYA LINTON, July 19, 2022

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets veteran farmworker, Clovis Cooper, during a send-off ceremony held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston, recently. The workers left the island for Canada.

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More Persons Benefit from Overseas Employment Programme

There was an upward movement in the overall number of persons participating in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Overseas Employment Programme in 2021, by 24.8 per cent to...

By: LATONYA LINTON, July 19, 2022

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes ‘Aggie’ Bernard Monument in downtown Kingston, recently. He is joined by Director for the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Dennis Zulu (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dione Jennings.

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PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Receives Courtesy Call from ILO Official, Lays Wreath At Aggie Bernard Monument

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes ‘Aggie’ Bernard Monument in downtown Kingston, recently. He is joined by Director for the...

Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams, addresses the launch of the Ministry’s Community Engagement Series (CES) at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 22).

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PATH Community Engagement Series Kicks Off In Montego Bay

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security launched its Programme of Advancement Through Health & Education (PATH) Community Engagement Series (CES) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 22)....

By: Nickieta Sterling, June 24, 2022

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda

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Jamaica Committed To Productive Employment And Decent Work

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, has given Jamaica’s commitment to ensuring that productive employment and decent work are at the centre of the country’s economic and...

By: Judith Hunter, June 14, 2022

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More Persons Benefit from Overseas Employment Programme

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