PSOJ urges speedy passage of Occupational Health and Safety Bill

The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica says it welcomes the recent tabling of the Occupational Health and Safety Bill and looks forward to passage of the bill into law at an early date.

PSOJ President Howard Mitchell says the Legislation, along with the much-delayed Sexual Harassment Bill will be a significant signal of Jamaica’s reform of its Labour Legislation and its commitment to achieving equitable, safe and harmonious working conditions for its Citizens.

He’s urging the Government to expedite the processing of the Marshall Hall-led Labour Market Reform Commission Report which he says appears to have disappeared into a bureaucratic labyrinth.

Mitchell says labour and social security minister, Shahine Robinson, must apply pressure to move the Report through its channels and for Public discussion.

He says early Reform of the Labour Market is critical to the development of Jamaica’s Human Capital and to the growth and increased investment that Jamaica so badly needs.