Dangerous delay - Jamaica’s workers await long-promised occupational safety legislation; Charles promises bill in Parliament before year end

Dangerous delay - Jamaica’s workers await long-promised occupational safety legislation; Charles promises bill in Parliament before year end

While the tragic workplace accidents that claimed the lives of Shine Johnson, Everton Campbell and Clifton James recently gripped Jamaica, their deaths serve as a stark reminder of the potential health and safety risks associated with the daily grind and making ends meet. Johnson died and his colleague was seriously injured on September 1, when a concrete structure on which they were both standing collapsed at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior H…