Forty-two farm laborers departed Jamaica on Thursday, August 3, sure for Canada, the place they are going to be engaged in a piece program in Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Jamaica’s Ministry of Labor and Social Safety’s Abroad Employment Providers Centre in downtown Kingston witnessed the standard farewell ceremony held in honor of those staff.
It was throughout this event that the Portfolio Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., conveyed a big message to the departing staff.
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The Minister emphasised the significance of representing their homeland positively within the international land.
Minister Charles Jr harassed that the impressions fashioned in regards to the island would rely considerably on the employees’ interactions and work ethics.
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Employees as nation’s ambassadors
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In his handle, the Minister additionally highlighted the employees’ twin position – as laborers and as ambassadors of their nation.
He additionally cautioned them towards having misplaced priorities which may tarnish their picture as representatives of their homeland.
The minister additional talked about {that a} doc informing them of their rights had been supplied to the employees by the Ministry.
The ministry’s abroad employment program
The Ministry of Labor and Social Safety has been managing the Abroad Employment Program since 1953. The initiative goals to streamline the choice and recruitment of Jamaican staff for varied packages in the USA and Canada.
It has opened up employment avenues for Jamaican staff in various sectors, equivalent to agriculture and hospitality, catering to each the home wants of those international nations and the financial wants of the employees from the island.
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