KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is continuing efforts for a wage restraint agreement within the public service, but not all unions have bought into the initiative which is seen as important to sealing a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Public Utilities Minister Horrace Dalley, said the three-year agreement, which was signed last month, will result in civil servants forgoing major wage increases for the period 2013 to 2015.
The accord is among the stipulations outlined by the IMF for the Portia Simpson Miller government to conclude a four-year IMF Extended Funding Facility (EFF), to support the country’s economic programme.