Ashley Ritter Bldg
Road Town, Tortola
Virgin Islands (British) VG1110
Vision
Our vision is to be a model Labour Department with dedicated and well-trained personnel who are sensitive and responsive to the needs of our customers.
Mission
Our mission is to promote good Labour/Management practices at workplaces to ensure stable and harmonious labour relations between employers and employees, and to protect the rights, wages, working conditions, safety, health and welfare of workers through enforcement of the British Virgin Islands Labour Laws.
Our Values
We value our customers and are committed to:
- Providing excellent customer service;
- Being honest and ethical in all our dealings;
- Promoting fairness in all labour/management practices;
- Providing accurate and current information;
- Protecting the privacy of our customers;
- Ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for all BVI employees;
- Accepting responsibility for our actions.
What's Happening Within Our Department?
| Revised Work Permit Fee Structure Takes Effect On July 1 |
20 Jun 2017 - 3:43pm
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| Statement By Deputy Premier On The Revision Of Work Permit Fee Structure And New Effective Date |
14 Jun 2017 - 11:55am
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| Deputy Premier - 'Government Has Amended The Work Permit Fee Structure To One That Is Progressive' |
19 Apr 2017 - 11:04am
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| New Work Permit Fees Effective May 15 |
19 Apr 2017 - 10:43am
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| Virgin Gorda Labour Office To Open At 2:00 P.M. April 10 |
3 Apr 2017 - 1:17pm
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| Public Invited To Test Revised Work Permit Renewal Process |
17 Mar 2017 - 3:22pm
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| Testing Phase To Begin On New Process For Work Permit Renewal |
10 Mar 2017 - 5:06pm
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| Labour Minister To Represent BVI At International Labour Meeting |
20 Feb 2017 - 3:04pm
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| Labour Department To Close Early On February 2 |
30 Jan 2017 - 3:29pm
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| Government Moving Ahead With Plans To Amend Work Permit Fees |
21 Dec 2016 - 4:55pm
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Janice Rymer
Labour Commissioner
Department Contact Information
To make contact with Labour Department, see below for contact information:
LabourDepartment
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cashier: 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Email Address: labour@gov.vg
Telephone: 1(284) 468-4707
Fax: 1(284) 494-3027/468-2570
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