For the first time, female farmworkers will participate in the Jamaican Overseas Agricultural Programme to the United States this year. A group of 64 women will depart in June for...

More Jamaicans are expected to be employed within the short to medium term, according to a survey being conducted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Planning, Research and...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will embark on a public awareness campaign to sensitise Jamaicans to job scams. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made...

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has received an increase of $215 million in its budget to allow for the implementation of reform activities. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon....

Money set aside under the National Insurance Fund (NIF) for onlending to the small business sector is to be increased to $3 billion, up from $1.5 billion. This was disclosed...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the tabling of the long-awaited Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill in Parliament is a signal of the Government’s commitment to...

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is hosting a two-day National Workshop on Workers’ Health. The workshop, which began yesterday (April 27),...

Cabinet is expected to receive the final report from the Labour Market Reform Commission by June 30. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said the report will facilitate...