Employed persons can be:
- Government or private employees who receive monthly or weekly wages/salaries
- Employers or self employed persons who realise profit
- Unpaid family workers or apprentices
The Ministry of Labour is responsible for seeking out external job opportunities for Barbadian nationals. Currently, the NEB administers a number of temporary overseas employment programmes in Canada and the United States of America which offers invaluable experience in the agricultural and hotel sectors. The specific programmes are as follows:
The Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme
The Low Skilled Worker Programme
The H2B Hotel Programme
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