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The future viability of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme in light of recent changes by the Canadian government will be high on the agenda, when local and regional government officials and Canadian seasonal farm labour employers meet over the next few days. Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource…

Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, is committed to finding a more central location for the offices of the National Employment Bureau (NEB) to cut down on the commute for unemployed persons. She gave this assurance recently while addressing a breakfast meeting…

She lauded the institution today while delivering the feature address at a breakfast meeting to sensitise stakeholders about the proposed transition of the NEB to the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Senator Byer Suckoo told her audience that the NEB had served the…

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…

The Labour Department, in its continuing effort to promote a greater degree of labour-management cooperation, will be hosting a seminar to discuss ‘Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practice’. The seminar would be held on July 8, 2016 at the Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St Michael from 8.30 a.m. to…

The Ministry of Labour has changed its telephone numbers. The new numbers include the PBX of the Ministry of Labour 535-1400, the Labour Department 535-1500 and the National Employment Bureau 535-1535.

Government of Barbados/ Inter-American Development Bank Loan Agreement 2739/OC-BA Skills for the Future Program- Digitization of the Labour Department The Government of Barbados through the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has been granted a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank for the overall management and support of the…

Welcome to the Job Seekers and Career Guidance Manual of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development. This document has been prepared with the intention of providing guidance to students, career planners and job seekers, as they seek to enter the world of work. This document was…

The Labour Department, continues to promote labour management cooperation with its Seminar Series entitled “Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practice” by hosting two (2) half-day Seminars. The upcoming seminars will be held on 2nd Floor Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael on February 24th and 25thth, from 9:00 a.m. to…