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The advent of globalization has impacted, both negatively and positively, the Barbadian social and economic landscapes. Globalization has required Barbados to raise its competitive advantage in many sectors, and has forced policy makers to craft new strategies that would ensure the continuous development and advancement of the country’s human resource.…

On June 21-22, 2018 the Ministry of Labour facilitated a sensitisation workshop in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The aim of the workshop was to make officers aware of the work of the IOM and how technical support could be made available. The workshop was attended by…

The rate of unemployment for 2017 stood at 10.0 percent, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the rate of 9.7 per cent recorded at the end of 2016. According to data produced by the Barbados Statistical Service, statistics derived from the Continuous Household Labour Force Survey indicated that the unemployment rate among…

  A Government report released today paints a damning picture of the fitness of secondary school graduates to enter the world of work. The 2017 employers’ survey of 198 businesses, conducted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership, found that secondary school students show poor decision-making skills, poor innovative…

Pay your National Insurance contributions to ensure you receive a pension, and don’t wait for a financial need or crisis, advises Minister of Labour Colin Jordan. His appeal, aimed principally at self-employed people, came during his address on Saturday night at the 51st anniversary GEM Awards ceremony of the National…

With the Social Partnership meeting yesterday and set to meet again this Friday, Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan says the Social Justice Committee could soon be established. Jordan was speaking to the DAILY NATION before the start of the first meeting of Cabinet this morning when…

The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development is one of the tripartite partners involved in the planning and execution of the annual May Day Parade, in conjunction with the Barbados Workers’ Union. International Workers’ Day, referred to as “May Day” in Barbados, is officially observed by over…

The Labour Department, in its continuing effort to promote a greater degree of labour-management cooperation, will be hosting three seminars to discuss ‘Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practice’. The seminars would be held on February 27th and 28th as well as March 1, 2017 at the National Union of Public Workers,…

GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Request for Expressions of Interest Consultancy Services to Design and Implement an Integrated Knowledge Management System for the Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors 1. The Government of Barbados (GOB), through the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource…