Labour Minister Colin Jordan has encouraged delegates to the recently-held IX IDB Group Caribbean Civil Society Meeting to view transparency not only in terms of the sharing of information but in the discussing of that information.
Delivering remarks to a packed audience at the Hilton Barbados, Needham’s Point, St. Michael, he stressed the need to both share and discuss information to allow...
Government is committed to the development of civil society and to facilitating their involvement in building and transforming our nation.
This was affirmed by Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan as he addressed this week’s IX IDB Group Caribbean Civil Society Meeting at Hilton Barbados, Needham’s Point, St. Michael.
Sharing some of what Government had done thus far...
The Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS) will be hosting a “Job Readiness Workshop” on Thursday, 14th November, 2019 from 9:00am – 1:00pm. It will be held in the Amphitheatre 1st Floor Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael. The free half day workshop will cover:
Effective Communication
Résumé Writing
Interview Skills
Interested persons may contact the department at
535-1544/47/48/49/50/52/37 to...
Barbadians will have the opportunity to learn more about the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS) next week.
This is when the department, formerly known as the National Employment Bureau, continues its series of community outreach activities, started earlier this year to sensitize the public about its role/function and various programmes on offer.
The outreach continues at Weston Community Centre, Weston, St....
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 on the International Labour Organization/Public Services International Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation...
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: Implementing ILO Convention 100 on Equal Remuneration.
Minister of Labour and...
“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 the start of a Presentation of Findings on the International Labour...
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 the ILO, the only tripartite agency of the United Nations...
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 ended World War I. With 187 member states today, the...
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 and Legacy hosted by Regal Development Solutions at The Courtyard by...