' + activeFrame.title + ' '); $(".fotorama-caption").addClass("add_caption"); $(".fotorama-caption").removeClass("remove_caption"); } else { // alert("hide div"); $(".fotorama-caption").addClass("remove_caption"); $(".fotorama-caption").removeClass("add_caption"); } }) .fotorama(); Samuda vows to increase participants in the overseas employment programme Thursday, July 15, 2021 KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Labour and Social Security, Karl Samuda has pledged to grow the Overseas Employment Programme to 30,000 participants over the next four years. According to the ministry, each year approximately 7,000 Jamaicans participate in its programme on H-2A (agricultural) and H-2B (hospitality) visas. Another 6,000 Jamaicans are placed in the US by private employment agencies. “We recognise the transformative power of this programme in the lives of participants, their families and their communities. So, we want to aggressively grow the programme from 13,000 to 30,000 participants over the next four years. However, as we do so, we must ensure that our workers have the necessary protections,” Samuda said.