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Thousands of Sri Lankans were offered Israeli jobs in agricultural sector in 2023
Looking to recruit GCE O/L qualified sub-inspectors for 91,630 rupee salary
Upgrade in vocational training essential to turn out large numbers of workers with skills required by growing economies
Electric Fence Maintenance Assistant Grade III
Currently under central bank and labour department
New program with a more transparent labor-centric and sustainable labor mobility framework
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has said he signed several agreements
The Central Bank's salary hike has angered public sector employees
Sri Lanka’s Department of Prisons has earned 116 million rupees through inmate labour, particularly that of women
Entrepreneurs and industrialists are invited to set up industries in the prison premises,
NVQ will be introduced by PUCSL for technicians who do not have a recognized professional qualification now.
Saudi Arabia has cut the maximum limits for recruiting domestic labour services.
A database containing details of tuk tuk (three-wheeler) drivers will be introduced and drivers will be issued a QR code
Several health sector unions struck work demanding a 35,000 rupee allowance given to doctors.
Another 5 projects are in clearance.
Employed individuals encountered changes in their main job due to the economic crisis.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
The last year's annual remittances recorded their highest since 2019
Parental responsibility belongs to both the mother and father.
The new employment bill, expected to be ready by next month, will ensure that discrimination would not continue
Updating employment laws to hold all employers accountable for working conditions and facilities they provide workers
To become globally competitive, Sri Lanka's workforce must gain technical competencies and higher-order cognitive skills
Sri Lankans to work in Japan's Civil Aviation sector, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment said
We hope to introduce many more professional associations like the Bar Association
UAE is one of Sri Lanka’s largest trading partners in the Middle East
Sending our workers to a country that is committing war crimes is like sending workers to nazi Germany
Workers are required for agricultural activities in the warring state.
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