Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Safety has reported that Cupboard has accepted the appointment of a seven-member fact-finding group to analyze the working situations of Jamaican farm employees in Canada.
The Jamaican farmers are underneath the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Staff (farm labour) Program.
In response to a ministry launch, the event comes after Minister Karl Samuda introduced the appointment of a tripartite panel.
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That motion was taken in response to correspondence to Samuda on behalf of a number of Jamaican farm laborers in Canada, who have been stated to be nervous about quite a few elements and situations of their seasonal working preparations.
Following the allegation, the minister visited a lot of farms in Canada the place Jamaican laborers are employed and later said that he noticed no indication of any justifiable foundation for the issues.
Nonetheless, there are nonetheless issues, and members of the fact-finding group will examine the matter.
Over two-weeks, the group will go to all provinces the place Jamaican farmworkers are employed, and an entire report which can be introduced to Minister Samuda.
The report can be introduced to Cupboard after which tabled in Parliament.
The actual fact-finding group is anticipated to:
- Conduct random collection of Canadian farms overlaying all the place Jamaican farmworkers are employed.
- Gather information on the working situations of Jamaican employees employed underneath the Seasonal Agricultural Staff Programme (SAWP).
- Interview employees who’ve been injured to evaluate the extent of care and responsiveness to their wants by the Jamaica Liaison Service in Canada and the Ministry of Labour and Social Safety.
- Communicate to employers and different curiosity teams to listen to issues.
- Present a report outlining the group’s findings, with suggestions to enhance the Jamaican Abroad Employment Programme in Canada.
The members of the group are:
- Helene Davis-Whyte (Chair) – President, Jamaica Confederation of Commerce Union (JCTU)
- Donald (Danny) Roberts – Deputy Chairman, Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT)
- Wayne Chen – President, Caribbean Employers’ Federation
- Raymond Eytle – Second Vice-President, Jamaican Employers’ Federation
- Wayne Jones – Deputy Monetary Secretary, Strategic Human Useful resource Administration, Ministry of Finance and Public Service
- Sidia Madden – Chief Inside Auditor, Ministry of Labour and Social Safety
- Kandre Leveridge – Researcher/Neighborhood Improvement Specialist