Initiatives must be implemented to boost productivity gains – Samuda

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Initiatives must be implemented to boost productivity gains – Samuda

Minister of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says Jamaica must actively seek to implement transformative initiatives that can position the labour force to generate and maintain sustainable productivity gains. “This can be accomplished...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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