Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica

jobs, quality jobs, decent work are, everywhere, central to the
lives of women and men.”
What then are the criteria to be used to determine quality jobs
or good jobs?
The Global Public Policy Network has outlined the indices to be
used to promote good jobs, which is what Jamaica needs if it is
to recover from this economic crisis and reverse the trend of
negative growth in GDP. The Global Public Policy Network said
that the index is used to measure the ‘progress of a country in
promoting good jobs, or jobs that offer fair opportunities, social
security and respect for the rights of workers.’
The index would measure a country’s progress in five areas: (1)
Equal opportunities for women; (2) a living wage; (3) job
security; (4) access to social security; and (5) respect for core
labour standards.
We have done very little to promote the right of workers to join
trade unions in Jamaica. There still exist far too many practices
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