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equire to be internationally competitive but there are several areas where we have proven to be world-class. Our workers in the hospitality industries, health care, education, creative industries, especially music, and ICT (Business Process Outsourcing), are among the best in the world. Jamaican workers can be found in virtually every resort and major hotel in North America. A similar story can be told about Jamaican health care workers and teachers. We are a cultural superpower as Jamaican music is performed and played in every country on earth yet very few of our schools offer the training and tools to develop these skills. The fact is that we Jamaicans are a creative, warm people who will be highly productive in areas that recognize and allow us to show off our interests and strengths. However we must also recognize that while some of our workers are world-class, there are still far too many who are unskilled, illiterate, innumerate and unschooled in the values and attitudes needed for a productive workforce. 102
So in summary, we have to train our people in the technical, conceptual, and social skills that will build on our strengths and interests. The process of developing this national policy and action plan on education and training will have to be “open source” i.e. responsive and inclusive. Many individuals working in a free market have to play a role in the development of the continuously developing product. We may pick a few winners but policymakers will never anticipate or predict all the economic opportunities and new enterprises that will emerge from the minds of our entrepreneurs. Training our people in the appropriate technical, conceptual, and social skills will make them even more trainable, and will create the jobs and economic opportunities in new and traditional enterprises built on a well-trained workforce. The state must provide and facilitate the appropriate education and training of our people, the private sector, large and small enterprises, and individuals, will also train but more important, generate the jobs and opportunities. 103
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Labour Market Forum 2010 Jobs for G
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12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m. Mr. Benthan
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Gladstone Anthony Hutchinson, Phd D
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Professor Rosalea Hamilton Ba (Hons
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Mr. Wayne Chen Wayne Chen is the Ch
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Mr. Benthan H. Hussey, B.A., M.Sc.
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Jamaica Producers Group, Caribbean
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Introduction In a nutshell the labo
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evenues which led to the ending of
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Despite the aforementioned challeng
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Hence, while probably a moral and n
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in the brighter promise of the futu
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As Minister of Labour with portfoli
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e-launching its Labour Market Infor
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Professional Gaps in the Labour Mar
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“Jobs for Growth: The Trade Union
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perhaps most importantly, he argued
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and the equity considerations which
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to break with the system. It is equ
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jobs, quality jobs, decent work are
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pay and productivity, important fac
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formal contracts and work is usuall
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The rise of new Keynesian thinking
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“The Role of MSMEs in Economic Ex
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Development seen as the process of
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