International Women’s Day Message 2024
As we celebrate International Women’s Day in the year 2024, this year’s theme, “Invest in Women and Accelerate Progress,” resonates profoundly with the values we hold dear within JALGO. It …
First vice president elected to JCTU
Shamir Brown, first vice president of the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO), has been elected to the executive of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) in the …
JALGO stands with healthcare workers across the world
The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) shows it’s commitment by standing with healthcare workers who have felt betrayed coming out of the pandemic. These are workers who braved, …
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Helene Davis-Whyte continues her leadership of the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO)
On Saturday, June 24, 2023 during the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers’ Triennial Congress, Mrs. Helene Davis-Whyte was re-elected unopposed as General Secretary of the Jamaica Association of Local …
JALGO calls for greater push towards decent work agenda as COVID-19 crisis continues
On the occasion of the celebration of World Day for Decent Work on October 7, the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) calls on the Government of Jamaica to …
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Celebrating women during the COVID-19 crisis
Today March 8, marks the second International Women’s Day that has fallen during this time of unprecedented crisis of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However despite the onset of …
JALGO calls for increased investment to keep workers safe during COVID-19 pandemic
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was designated to celebrate nurses and midwives for the critical work they do in our society. However, things have changed, and while …
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JALGO calls for the ratification of Convention 190
The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) is urging the Government of Jamaica as well as Governments across the region to move with all alacrity to ratify ILO Convention …
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“No jobs on a dead planet”
JALGO General Secretary Helene Davis Whyte and her ground breaking speech to the ILO on the anniversary of their 100th anniversary and the implication of climate chaos. Madam President, distinguished …