Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. places a wreath at the Agnes “Aggie” Benard Monument, downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21) . The monument pays tribute to Jamaicans who participated in the 1938 labour strike, which have resulted in improved work conditions for today’s workers. National Workers’ Week, under the theme ‘Recognising abilities, fostering greater inclusion of our workers’, culminates with the observance on Labour Day on May 23.
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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, Techa Clarke-Griffiths (right), lays a wreath at the Agnes “Aggie” Benard Monument, downtown Kingston, during the National Workers’ Week/Labour Day wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday (May 21). Looking on (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr ; and Supernumerary Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard. The monument pays tribute to Jamaicans who participated in the 1938 labour strike, which has resulted in improved work conditions for today’s workers. Aggie Bernard fed hundreds of workers during the two-week strike.
