A new body has been launched in Barbados that will address concerns and issues put forward by several non-governmental and community-based organizations and civic society.
It is the Social Justice Committee, which falls under the aegis of the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations.
During a two-hour long meeting on Wednesday, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, members of this...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations will convene its first meeting of the Social Justice Committee this Wednesday, March 27, in the Flamboyant Room North, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael.
It will be held under the chairmanship of Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
The meeting represents the launch...
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has been praised for partnering with government, staying the course and not changing its principles, despite changing times.
These accolades came from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, as he addressed the NUPW’s 75th Conference, on Thursday evening at its headquarters on Dalkeith Road, St. Michael.
Acknowledging that government identified with the NUPW, which...
Registration is requested for unemployed persons interested in attending the “Career Development Workshop for the Unemployed Youth,” to be held Friday, 22nd March, 2019 from 9:30 am to 3:15pm, at the Cave Hill School Of Business, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. This Workshop is an inter-departmental exercise of the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations. It...
Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan, is reminding Barbadians that the aim of any good and just society is to enable an environment where people are able to be as happy, secure, efficient and productive as they could possibly be.
He was speaking today at the launch of the National Workplace Wellness Policy at the Barbados Workers’ Union Headquarters, Solidarity House,...
A new initiative, rolled out to encourage health and wellness in workplaces across the island, is being recommended to all sectors.
It is the National Workplace Wellness Policy, which was launched today at the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) headquarters at Solidarity House, Harmony Hall, St. Michael.
BWU General Secretary, Senator Toni Moore, acknowledging that the Union was proud of the initiative,...
Over the next few months, several workplaces across the island can expect a visit from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan.
This was revealed today at the start of one such tour that took the Minister, his Permanent Secretary, Alyson Forte and a team from the Labour Department to three establishments in and around the environs of...
Excellence will again be the focus for workers, employers and Government, when the Social Partners of Barbados’ Annual Week of Excellence Programme is observed from Sunday, February 24, to Saturday, March 2.
Driving Change Towards The New Economy is the theme of the week, which will begin with a service on Sunday at the St. George Parish Church, beginning at 9:15...
Unemployed persons seeking work, especially youth, are being encouraged to attend the upcoming workshops which will be conducted by the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS).
Persons may choose to attend any of the workshops, which will be held on Monday, March 4; Tuesday, March 5; and Wednesday, March 6.
The workshops will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
Barbados cannot achieve a 21st century service ethos by sticking to rules, regulations and structures – utilizing ‘old wineskins’ that have not changed much since Independence.
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, stressed this today as he addressed the Consultation on Human Resource Development (HRD) at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
It was against this...