Barbados Employment

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ECLAC reports record-high percentage of Caribbean wage workers

High percentage of wage-earning Caribbean jobs emphasize importance of minimum wage hikes BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — More workers in Latin America and the Caribbean are working wage-earning jobs than have been since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). [caption id="attachment_7027" align="alignright" width="402"] Many…
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ECLAC reports significant job growth in Caribbean services sector

Around 80% of people in Latin America & the Caribbean believed to be working in the services sector BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — As predicted by economic and employment experts, the services sector has seen significant growth of jobs in the Caribbean. This is according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). [caption…
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Caribbean Employment Services Inc. is helping businesses struggling to hire — for free

For a limited time, Caribbean businesses can post their job vacancy and tap into a leading recruitment firm’s wide pool of top candidates free of charge Caribbean employers that have been struggling to find the right human capital to fit their business needs could be in for the breakthrough they’ve been waiting for as a…
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Caribbean youth encouraged to pursue green jobs

CARICOM rep. emphasizes potential of the green economy in the Caribbean BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Young people in the Caribbean are being encouraged to join the green economy, with a CARICOM ambassador highlighting the many economic opportunities available in this rapidly developing sector. Tiffany Moore, Dean of CARICOM’s Youth Ambassador Programme, made the comments on the…
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