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Social Dialogue Process in Trinidad and Tobago - progress of this
initiative was constrained due to a lack of technical staff. The Ministry
is now in the process of recruiting competent team members to take
this venture forward.
Establishment of Community – Based Business Incubators (CBBI) - this
initiative was advanced whereby pre-incubator training was conducted at
the Laventille, San Juan/Barataria and Point Fortin areas with a total of
sixty-three (63) persons being trained
The development of a Modernised Labour Market Information System
was advanced through the hiring of a consultant to develop the market
analysis and projections model
192.
The review of key pieces of labour legislation was severely hampered by staffing
constraints at the Ministry in fiscal year 2013. Among the items of legislation that were
carded to be addressed were:
The Friendly Societies Act
The Industrial Relations Act Chapter 88:01
Legislative support for the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS
The Workmen‟s‟ Compensation Act Chapter 88:05
193.
A number of projects designed to continue to build human and institutional
capacity on the sister island continued to be implemented in Tobago in 2013. The sum of
$1.4 million was invested in the continuation of the following:
Human Resources Development
Young Professionals Programme
Establishment of a Tobago Intellectual Property Unit
Technical Assistance Programme
Energy Secretariat
Institutional Strengthening of Divisions of the THA
Community Liaison Unit
Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
Social Development
194.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago recognized the need to provide
rehabilitative services to persons with disabilities and in this regard, the Development
Centre for Persons with Challenges was initiated. In addition to providing diagnostic and
rehabilitative services to persons with disabilities, the Centre would:
