Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering, will attend the 10th International Labour Organisation (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Ministers in Jamaica from February 22 to 24.

The public is advised that the Tortola and Virgin Gorda offices of the Labour Department will close on Thursday, February 2, at 1:00 p.m. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is moving ahead with plans to revise work permit fees as indicated in the 2016 Budget Address.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is informing 2015 applicants that Work Permit Exemptions (on the basis of residency in the Territory for 20 years or more) are ready to be collected from the Ministry located in the East Wing of the Central Administration Complex.

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The public is advised that the Tortola and Virgin Gorda offices of the Labour Department will close on Thursday, September22.

The public is reminded that the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour will take effect on October 1, 2016. 

New work permit application fees for minimum wage earners are being calculated based on the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour effective October 1, 2016.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is reminding persons, especially the business community, that effective October 1 the Territory’s minimum wage will be raised from $4.00 to $6.00 per hour.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is reminding persons, especially the business community, that on October 1 the Territory’s minimum wage will be raised from $4.00 to $6.00 per hour.