Wages in Jamaica

Many countries have a nation-wide minimum wage that all workers must be paid. Jamaica has one of the lowest minimum wage amounts a worker can be legally paid for their work. -Jamaica's yearly minimum wage is $4.00 in International Currency. There are countries with a higher Minimum Wage then Jamaica, and Jamaica is in the top 0 percent of all countries based on the yearly minimum wage rate. What does this mean for women in Jamaica? - Women more educated then men but earn less. "Women are more likely than men to work as unpaid family laborers or in the informal sector, to farm smaller plots and less profitable crops than men, or operate in smaller firms and less profitable sectors. And as a result, women everywhere tend to earn less than men," said the World Bank report. It is said that, "In many countries, women -- especially poor women -- have less say over decisions and less control over resources in their households. And in most countries, women participate less in formal politics than men and are underrepresented in its upper echelons." Solution: o Women activism. There are a few women associations striving to gain women rights. However, not a lot of people know about them. Promotion and dedication is key in change. Gathering more women and more well known people to sponsor these organizations to succeed and bring change and fairness there women deserve.

Important facts you may not know about women and agriculture in Jamaica 1. Jamaica is a lower- middle income country with almost half its population living in rural areas and dependent on the land and increasingly depleted natural resources for livelihood. 2. Most farmers can only obtain small plots through a tenure system based on kinship ties and have no writes documentation of their rights to land.

3. Agriculture continues to play an important role in most non-industrial economics, as it represents a sign source for the countrys export earning, employment and rural livelihoods. 4. For all the economic opportunities associated with globalization and increased international trade, small farmers including women in the developing work often cannot compete in overseas markets while frequently having to compete with foreign import in the domestic market. 5. Small farmers, male and female in developing countries have historically faced constraints ranging from a lack of credit and technology, through inadequate rural infra