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  2. Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Jamaica oversees Social Security and Welfare, Education Affairs and Services, and Labour Relations Employment Services. The head offices of the labour and social security divisions are in Kingston. [1] As of 2020, the Minister of Labour and Social Security is The Honourable Karl Samuda CD, MP [2]

  3. Work permit - Wikipedia

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    Foreigners holding a "B" visa and wishing to work or start a business in Thailand are required to obtain a work permit. The issuance of work permits is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labor of Thailand. Work without permission in the Kingdom is criminally punishable. It takes 7 working days to process the application for a permit. [42]

  4. List of strikes in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor ...

  5. Robert Nesta Morgan - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica Labour Party Robert Nesta Morgan (born 13 November 1981) is a Jamaican politician. Robert Nesta Morgan is the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with the responsibility for Works.

  6. Economy of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. [16] Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar , and bananas .

  7. Migrant worker - Wikipedia

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    Migrant workers generally enter as work permit holders under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) or the International Mobility Program (IMP); the key distinction between the programs being the requirement for Canadian employers to obtain a positive or neutral labour market impact assessment (under the TFWP) or an exemption from this ...

  8. Ministries and agencies of the Jamaican government - Wikipedia

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    The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.

  9. Legal working age - Wikipedia

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    16: (The Hungarian Labour Code allows for the employment of people over 16 years old. Young workers apply a two-year period of protection: at the time of their working time must not exceed 8 hours. per day and forty hours per week. If you work a minimum of 4.5 hrs., They are entitled to 30 minutes. break, nor can they be employed on a night shift.)