Jamaica’s Labour and Social Safety ministry warns of job rip-off on social media

Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Safety has warned individuals to be cautious of faux job truthful posters circulating on social media that publicize prospects abroad.

In a launch on Thursday, the ministry mentioned it’s conscious of individuals responding to commercials, and paid charges, solely to understand that the people are working illegally.

The ministry has urged the general public to go to the ministry’s web site at www.mlss.gov.jm to verify the record of employment businesses that are licensed to function in Jamaica, earlier than participating with employment gives.

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“Individuals may additionally contact the Ministry’s Employment Businesses Unit at 876-676-5806 or through electronic mail at employmentagenciesunit.ja@mlss.gov.jm  for info,” it added.

The Labour and Social Safety Ministry mentioned it has established a hotline at 876-553-5457 to facilitate experiences through WhatsApp.

Those that assume they’ve been defrauded are suggested to contact the ministry straight away and report the incident to the police fraud squad.

In keeping with the Employment Businesses Act, any particular person or group planning to have interaction within the recruitment of staff in Jamaica for placement in jobs, both domestically or overseas, should get a licence from the Ministry of Labour and Social Safety. This licence is renewable yearly.

Additionally, an individual discovered to be working in breach could also be topic to a high quality of $1 million and/or as much as 12 months’ imprisonment, on conviction.

The ministry additional urged people and entities working with out legitimate licences to stop and desist and are urged to instantly pursue steps to regularize their operations, including that the ministry has a zero-tolerance method to employment scamming and unlawful operators.