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While women have made significant strides in Barbados, there are still issues of inequality and inequity, says Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan. The Minister stressed this last Friday at the Accra Beach Hotel, Rockley, Christ Church, as he addressed the start of a Presentation of Findings…

Barbados has vowed to work tirelessly on legislation that will address discrimination of all forms in the workplace. The commitment came last Friday at the Accra Beach Hotel, Rockley, Christ Church, at the start of a Presentation of Findings on the International Labour Organization/Public Services International Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation Project:…

“Does the over-representation of women and men in specific occupational categories represent the lingering effects of society’s stereotyping?” This was a question posed to union representatives, public sector workers and others gathered at the Accra Beach Hotel, Rockley, Christ Church, last Friday, by Labour Minister, Colin Jordan.  He was addressing…

Barbados, having benefited significantly from its association with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is lauding that organization on marking its 100th anniversary and continuing the thrust for social justice and decent work. The praise comes in a message from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, that celebrates the achievements of…

Message from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin E. Jordan, to mark the Centenary of the International Labour Organization. The International Labour Organization (ILO), the only tripartite agency of the United Nations bringing together government, worker and employer representatives, was created in 1919 under the Versailles Peace Treaty, which…

In an effort to support and enhance the Safety and Health At Work Act, nine regulations will soon be added. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, disclosed this today as he addressed the start of a half-day seminar on the Upkeep and Neglect of Building Maintenance: The Consequences…

The Productivity Research Institute for Development and Entrepreneurship (PRIDE) is precisely the type of response Government welcomes based on its Retooling and Empowering, Retraining and Enfranchising (RERE) philosophy contained in the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) Programme. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, made this comment…

An insight into the newly-formed Social Justice Committee is what Resident Coordinator with the United Nations (UN) system in Barbados and the OECS, Didier Trebucq, received when he met recently with Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, at the Warren’s Office Complex. Mr. Trebucq, in applauding the…

The provision of decent employment continues to be high on the agenda of Government. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership, Colin Jordan, reiterated this on Thursday, as he addressed the start of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados’ (CTUSAB) Midterm delegates’ Conference at the 3Ws Pavilion,…