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Sep 03, 2026
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Compensation for Employees Who Lost Jobs at Thulhiriya and Pugoda Textile Mills
A programme to provide compensation to employees who lost their jobs at the Thulhiriya and Pugoda textile mills — which were under the National Textil...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment)
Hon. Speaker of Parliament endorses the certificate on the Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment) Bill, Budgetary Relief Allowance of Worke...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Labour Officers, Police Officers, and Foreign Employment Officers are trained as ToT onForced Labour
The Ministry of Labour, with the support of the ILO, organized a training program on forced labour for Labour Officers, Police Officers, and Foreign E...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Ministry of Labour and ILO Advance Efforts to Ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention.
Ministry of Labour and ILO Advance Efforts to Ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention....
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Sep 03, 2026
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Awarding of certificates to the Human Resource Development Officers of the Department of Labour.
The ceremony for awarding certificates to the Human Resource Development Officers of the Department of Labour who successfully completed the training ...
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Sep 03, 2026
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A training programme on AI technology for the officers of the Ministry of Labour.
A programme to provide basic knowledge on AI technology and fundamental training on the use of AI in day-to-day official duties for approximately 50 o...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Measures to enhance service delivery for persons with disabilities.
A sensitization workshop on improving service delivery for persons with disabilities was held this morning (20th) at the Ministry of Labour, located a...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Scholarships are awarded by the Shrama Vasana Fund
“Shrama Vasana” Scholarship Awarding Ceremony, organised by the Shrama Vasana Fund under the purview of the Ministry of Labour, was held recently (12)...
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Sep 03, 2026
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The Ministry of Labor will also start work in the new year.
The ceremony organized by the Ministry of Labor and the institutions under it to mark the commencement of their duties for the year 2026 was held toda...
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Sep 03, 2026
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The committee approved by the Cabinet to seek the views of the National Labor Advisory Council (NLAC) for the revision of labor laws.
A special meeting organized to get the views of the representatives of the National Labor Advisory Council (NLAC) to the committee approved by the cab...
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Sep 03, 2026
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38 New Labour Officers Receive Appointment Letters
Appointment letters were presented to 38 newly recruited Labour Officers at a ceremony held on the morning of 16 February at the Labour Ministry Audit...
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Sep 03, 2026
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A three-day workshop on the elimination of forced labor at Athurigiri.
A three-day workshop for the elimination of forced labor was started yesterday (18) morning at the National Plantation Management Institute in Athurug...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Find out about establishments that have not yet paid the raised private sector minimum wage – instructions from the Deputy Minister of Labor to the Department of Labour.
Find out about establishments that have not yet paid the raised private sector minimum national wage – instructions from the Deputy Minister of Labor ...
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Sep 03, 2026
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Discussions between Sri Lanka and India regarding the proposed Social Security Agreement have been successful.
Discussions between Sri Lanka and India regarding the proposed social security agreement have been successful....
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Sep 03, 2026
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An approach to job opportunities with education in South Korea
A program has been started to refer students studying courses related to the scope of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)...
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Sep 02, 2026
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New Commissioner General of Labour Assumes Duties Today
Mrs. Nadeeka Wataliyadda, who has been appointed as the new Commissioner General of Labour, officially assumed duties this morning (24) at the Departm...
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Sep 02, 2026
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Approximately Two Thousand Non-Fatal Workplace Accidents Occur Annually – Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe
Deputy Minister of Labour, Mahinda Jayasinghe, stated that approximately 2,000 non-fatal occupational accidents occur in workplaces each year, while t...
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Sep 02, 2026
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A surge of requests on behalf of Sri Lankan workers in Saudi Arabia!
“Takamol” is an institution under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of the Saudi Arabian government. The function of this institu...
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Sep 02, 2026
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“Our goal is to ensure that skilled Sri Lankans are well-represented within the modern global labour market.” – Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe
Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe states that the government’s aspiration lies in creating more skilled workers to suit the global labour m...
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Compensation for Employees Who Lost Jobs at Thulhiriya and Pugoda Textile Mills
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Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers (Amendment)
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Labour Officers, Police Officers, and Foreign Employment Officers are trained as ToT onForced Labour
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Ministry of Labour and ILO Advance Efforts to Ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention.
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Awarding of certificates to the Human Resource Development Officers of the Department of Labour.
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A training programme on AI technology for the officers of the Ministry of Labour.
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Measures to enhance service delivery for persons with disabilities.
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The Ministry of Labor will also start work in the new year.
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The committee approved by the Cabinet to seek the views of the National Labor Advisory Council (NLAC) for the revision of labor laws.
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