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Govt. urged to retain vital labour laws
BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE
KANDY –
The All-Island Labour Tribunal Representatives Association has, in a memorandum, brought to the notice of Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva the need to retain the Labour Disputes Act and the Labour Compensation Ordinance.
Those laws were essential to safeguard the interests and rights of the workforce, the Association has said.
The memorandum has also informed Minister de Silva that the applicants who are victims of workplace injustices should be permitted to receive the services of their representatives and trade union representatives at the labour tribunals. During the last few years only lawyers were allowed to appear for the victims, who could not afford to retain lawyers.
The memorandum signed by the Association’s President A. B. C. Perera, Secretary E. Cabraal and Joint Secretary S. M. R. Bandara says that workers will be at a disadvantage if the laws at issue were changed.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance Plan Implementation and Economic Development to appoint Ms. R. P. H. Fernando, a Special Grade officer in Inland Revenue Service, currently serving as a Deputy Commissioner General in the Department of Inland Revenue to the post of the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Labour to appoint Ms. H. M. D. N. K.Wataliyadde who is a special class officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service attached to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments at present to the post of Commissioner General of Labour
which is vacant by
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integrity to publish the Anti Corruption (Assets and Liabilities Statements) Orders 2025 prepared as per provisions of Anti Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 in the gazette notification and, forward those orders to the Parliament afterwards.
Ms. R. P. H. Fernando, appointed Ccmmissioner General of Inland Revenue
Ms. H. M. D. N. K.Wataliyadde appointed Commissioner General of Labour
Anti Corruption (Assets and Liabilities Statements) Orders 2025 to be Gazetted
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