Anna Regina building identified for Ministry of Labour staff
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, gets a warm welcome during his visit to Region Two
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, gets a warm welcome during his visit to Region Two

LABOUR Minister, Joseph Hamilton, has announced that all of the ministry’s staff will soon be housed under one roof following the identification of a building in the township of Anna Regina.
Hamilton made this disclosure during a recent three-day outreach to the Pomeroon-Supenaam region.
During his visit, he inspected a facility that is intended to house all of the ministry’s officers. He plans to return in two weeks to commission the building.
Hamilton said once the building is occupied, Essequibians will be able to access all labour, Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) and co-operative matters under one roof.
The minister said based on inspections, he is satisfied with the building. Officers from the Ministry will be making all necessary arrangements to ensure that everything is in place for the commissioning. Anna Regina building identified for Ministry of Labour staff The building, when commissioned, will be equipped with more OSH and Labour officers. Minister Hamilton said his ministry is in the process of hiring Essequibians as OSH and labour officers.

He also signalled his ministry’s intention to provide more resources for officers to conduct frequent visits to communities in the Pomeroon River. While his ministry will be working to ensure that boats and engines are purchased for those officers, the ministry will continue to depend on the support of the regional administration.
The minister asserted that the work of the OSH and Labour officers is not “desk-bound” as they have the responsibility of being out in the fields to ensure that they protect as well as engage employers and employees. The minister noted that once a business, company or corporation has over 20 employees, the management should establish a Health and Safety committee. That committee, he said, will pay attention to the safety of staff and will ensure that there are protective gears available whenever it is needed.
He, therefore, urged businesses to develop and pay keen attention to safety cultures and to protect their employees from faulty practices and accidents in the workplace.

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