by Joy-Ann Gill | Jan 20, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Government welcomes the myriad benefits which Barbadians bring annually from working on Canadian farm labour programmes. Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, emphasized this today as he addressed the start of a 2019 Review...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Jan 20, 2020 | Top Stories
Workers picking apples on one of the farms. (GP) Barbadians who journey to Canada to work in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme or Temporary Farm Workers’ Programme have been encouraged to continue being ambassadors for their country. The call came today...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Dec 11, 2018 | Top Stories
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, has given the assurance that persons interested in employment overseas will be facilitated. He was speaking at a press conference on the work and effort of the Labour Department and his Ministry last...
by Julie Carrington | Nov 20, 2017 | Top Stories
The future viability of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme in light of recent changes by the Canadian government will be high on the agenda, when local and regional government officials and Canadian seasonal farm labour employers meet over the next few days....
by Julie Carrington | Nov 7, 2017 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Labour will be hosting the 2017 Annual Review Meeting of the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme from November 19 to 24. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Barbados’ participation in the Seasonal Workers’ Programme, a...