Global services workforce in decline

Global services workforce in decline

WESTERN BUREAU:Wayne Sinclair, the outgoing president of Jamaica’s global services sector, has disclosed that the sector has lost approximately a third of its workforce since its 2023-24 peak, a factor he has blamed on Hurricane Melissa, labour shortages and rising operating costs.Sinclair, who demits office on August 1, said employment has fallen from a high of between 60,000 and 65,000 workers to approximately 40,000, though the industry remai…