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Events in the year 2025 in Jamaica. Incumbents. Monarch: ... Labour Day; 1 August ... 6 August – Independence Day; 21 October – National Heroes Day; 25 December ...
In 1972, prime minister Michael Manley promoted Labour Day as a showcase for the importance of labour to the development of Jamaica, and a day of voluntary community participation to beneficial projects. [21] Since then, Labour Day has been not only a public holiday in Jamaica, but also a day of mass community involvement around the country.
1 January - New Year's Day; 14 February – Ash Wednesday; 29 March – Good Friday; 1 April - Easter Monday; 23 May - Labour Day; 1 August - Emancipation Day; 6 August - Independence Day; 21 October – National Heroes Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
Labour Day, 23 May (public holiday) People participate in community improvement projects. [2] Emancipation Day, 1 August (public holiday). Honors the 311,000 slaves freed in 1840. [3] Independence Day, 6 August (public holiday). Independence from the British Empire in 1962. [4] National Heroes' Day, Third Monday in
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 ...
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The National Labour Party was a political party in Jamaica, founded by Ken Hill. Hill had been expelled from the People's National Party in 1952, accused of having advocated communism . [ 1 ] The NLP ran three candidates in the 1955 general election ; Ken Hill contested Kingston Western, getting 3,262 votes (21.91%, trailing behind the PNP and ...
The Trade Union Congress is a general trade union in Jamaica. Initially organised as a trade union council to be the labour wing of the People's National Party (PNP) in 1943, the organisation split in 1952 with the formation of the National Workers Union (which maintained alignment with the PNP).