Wednesday, April 2, 2003
6:00 pm
Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Center, UWI

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony sets the tone for the conference. This will be done in four major sections:

• Towards Caribbean Labour and Employment Policies: Overview of Determinants and Challenges
  Director of Labour Studies, Professor Neville Ying,
  
• Historical Antecedents Influencing Behaviour and Power Relationships at the Caribbean Workplace
  Vice Chancellor, Professor the Hon Rex Nettleford
  
• Economic and Social Challenges and Labour Policy Implications for CARICOM
  Pro Vice Chancellor & Principal, Professor Kenneth Hall
  
• International issues and Perspectives for Labour and Employment Relations and Implications for Labour Policies in the New Caribbean Economy
  Keynote Speaker,  Professor Thomas Kochan

The presentations are complemented by statements from the major stakeholders :

University of the West Indies :
Professor Barrington Chevannes, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona Campus, UWI

Government :
Hon Horace Dalley, Minister of Labour & Social Security, Jamaica

Trade Unions :
Mr. Lloyd Goodleigh, General Secretary, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions

Employers :
Mr. Herbert Lewis, President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation

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