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Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.
Director of Social Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe (standing), engages (from left): International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Action Programme on Child Labour Project Director, Bijoy Raychaudhuri, and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Federico Blanco; and Director of the Ministry’s Child Labour Unit, Marva Ximminnies, during a meeting at the Ministry’s North Street offices, downtown Kingston, on January 30. The ILO representatives gave a brief overview of the organization’s US$7 million four-year Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development Project, to be implemented in Jamaica, one of 10 countries that will benefit from the initiative.

Jamaica to Benefit from ILO Project

By: Douglas McIntosh, January 31, 2014
Jamaica is to benefit from a major International Labour Organization (ILO) technical assistance project, which is expected to strengthen the country’s ability to more accurately, capture, document and maintain current...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (seated), operates a bridge simulator, while Phase 1 Deck Cadet, Harvey Otis, looks on. The Minister was on a tour of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston on Wednesday, January 29.

CMI Hailed For Providing Quality Training

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, January 30, 2014
Interested applicants must sign up in person to attend the session and will be required to present a valid Tractor Trailer-Articulated Licence to complete registration. Only drivers who complete the registration process will be allowed to participate in the meeting.

Labour Ministry Holds Information Session on Trailer Driver Recruitment

By: Ministry of Labour & Social Security, January 10, 2014

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