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MINISTRY OF LABOUR & SOCIAL SECURITY
 
 

 

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Labour Ministry Signs MoU to Secure Employment for Certified Workers - Jamaica Information Service  
  The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Okanagan College in British Columbia, as part of an agreement to secure employment for certified Jamaican workers.
  Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Ministry to Review National Labour Laws - Jamaica Information Service  
  Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles has announced that the Ministry would be reviewing the National Labour Laws, as part of efforts to strengthen the Social Security Schemes for the vulnerable in society.
  Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
MPs to Assist in Identifying 120,000 More Path Beneficiaries - Jamaica Information Service  
  The Government is soliciting the assistance of Members of Parliament (MPs) in identifying some 120,000 Jamaicans, who are living below the poverty line, and are not now benefiting from the Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH).
  Published: Thursday, May 01, 2008
Businesses Urged to Enroll in Voluntary Compliance Programme - Jamaica Information Service  
  Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles is encouraging all businesses to become part of the Ministry's Voluntary Compliance Programme for Occupational Safety and Health, HIV and AIDS.
  Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Work Permit Regime to Come on Stream Later This Month - Jamaica Information Service  
  Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles has said that a new and liberalized work permit regime, that would facilitate greater flexibility in the employment of foreign skilled labour, is set to come on stream later this month.
  Published: Friday, April 04, 2008
Manpower and Maintenance Services Launches Customer Service Charter - Jamaica Information Service  
  Director of Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Errol Miller, has noted that training and employment is very important to the Government of Jamaica.
  Published: Friday, April 04, 2008
Seminar on the Disabled Held in St. Mary - Jamaica Information Service  
  The need for Jamaicans to better understand and appreciate the challenges confronting disabled persons in the country, was the major focus of a public education seminar, sponsored by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities and the project Dedicated to the Development of Persons with Disabilities (3Ds Project), in Port Maria on March 27.
  Published: Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Labour Ministry Sends off Hospitality Workers to US - Jamaica Information Service  
  The Ministry of Labour and Social Security sent off the first batch of hospitality workers to the United States (US), today (March 25). The 104 workers, the largest batch ever sent off at one time, were chosen from the Ministry's Overseas Job Fair that was held in October.
  Published: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Path Continues to Better the Condition of the Poor and Vulnerable - Jamaica Information Service  
  The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) is continuing its mission to better the life of the country's most poor and vulnerable, through social assistance initiatives as well as the promotion of good health and education.
  Published: Monday, March 17, 2008
$15 Million for the Disabled - Jamaica Information Service  
  State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore has revealed that a sum of $15 million has been committed to the disabled community.
  Published: Friday, March 14, 2008
 

 
 
Labour Ministry Signs MoU to Secure Employment for Certified Workers
Ministry to Review National Labour Laws
MPs to Assist in Identifying 120,000 More Path Beneficiaries
Businesses Urged to Enroll in Voluntary Compliance Programme
New Work Permit Regime to Come on Stream Later This Month
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