Pre-selection for the Overseas Employment Programme, administered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will be held between June 26 and July 17. This programme provides opportunities for hundreds...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Honourable Shahine Robinson on 13 June 2017, deposited Jamaica's instruments of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) as well...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to reject the culture of child labour and, instead, report suspected cases to the relevant authorities. The call comes from Director of the Child Labour Unit...

With the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season now underway, the ministries and agencies of government responsible for welfare assistance, clearing of roads, and disaster preparedness, are reporting that they are ready...

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle, could hardly contain her joy at the recent opening of the programme’s upgraded facility for special needs children. “I feel great,...

A statue is to be commissioned by next year to complete the Workers Monument located in the vicinity of the Kingston Craft Market on Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. This commitment...

The Government will be carrying out restoration work on several national monuments, as part of activities for Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. These include the Workers...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to come out and clean up their communities on Labour Day, which is being observed on Tuesday, May 23. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...