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LIAT: Pilots Take Strike Action; Flights Disrupted

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:00:00 CST

Nov. 5, 2013 - LIAT wishes to advise its passengers that due to action taken by its airline pilots’ trade union LIALPA, it is anticipated that the following flights will experience delays...

CPDC mission to educate artisans, domestics on CSME Free Movement ‘could prevent exploitation, illegal movement’

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:30:00 CDT

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug. 7 (CPDC) – The regional umbrella body of non-governmental organizations, the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), today launched a regional project aimed at improving the free movement of artisans and domestic under the Caribbean Community Single Market & Economy (CSME).

The Employment Rights Act - A New Era For Barbados

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:00 CDT

May 17, 2013 -- While other pieces of legislation, such as the Shops Act, Holiday with Pay Act and the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, address employment in Barbados, the Employment Rights Act 2012 signals a new era for employment rights.

Jamaica: 18,000 New Persons Find Employment

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:30:00 CST

Nov. 21, 2012 - The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that 18,000 new persons were employed as at July this year, to bring the total number (of persons employed) to 1,094,700, an increase of 11,100 persons, relative to the similar period last year.

Barbados: Less Than 100 Days To Proclamation Of SHaW

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:00:00 CDT

Bridgetown - Sept. 25, 2012 - In less than 100 days the Barbadian workforce will be protected by the Safety and Health at Work (SHaW) Act.

Anguilla: Temporary Moratorium on Work Permits

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:00:00 CDT

May 4, 2012 - The Executive Council at its meeting of 19 April 2012 agreed that a temporary moratorium should be imposed on the issue of new work permits for the following categories of work permits during the period 1st May to 31st December, 2012:- Babysitter, Cook, Mason, Office Receptionist, Carpenter, Labourer, Plumber, Photographer, Electrician, Landscaper, Housekeeper, Bartender, Domestic Helper, Waiter/Waitress, Maintenance, Tiler, Painter, Store Clerk, Videographer, Cashier and Spa Therapist

Barbados’ Human Rights Procedures On The Right Track

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:00:00 CDT

Bridgetown - April 5, 2012 - This island has been praised for accepting 15 of the 21 recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review of Barbados.

St. Kitts and Nevis ratifies Maritime Labour Convention

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:30:00 CST

Basseterre - March 1, 2012 - The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), thus becoming the 23rd member State to ratify the landmark Convention, which seeks to promote decent working and living conditions for seafarers and also create conditions of fair competition for ship owners.

Trinidad: Oil Field Workers Trade Union Issues Notice - 90 days of war

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:00 CST

Port-of-Spain - Feb. 15, 2012 - The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) served an official strike notice on Petrotrin yesterday morning and in a surprising twist, it was Government Senator David Abdulah who signed the notice, heralding “90 days of war.”

Trinidad: Unions plan ‘big’ protest Friday

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:30:00 CST

Dec. 6, 2011 - The joint trade union movement is mobilising workers for what is expected to be a massive protest on Friday to continue the fight for better salaries and outstanding negotiations.