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Sri Lanka budgeted to hire 30,000 unemployed graduates into the public service this year
15 Sri Lankans in cybercrime centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar are scheduled to return to island on May 7
UAE top delegation comes to Sri Lanka following President Dissanayake visit to Dubai in February
Courses to be introduced for school leavers and Vocational Educational Institutes to attract more skilled workers
Every aspect of a gig worker’s on-platform day is determined by algorithms they cannot see, whose logic never explaine...
Increase in number of state-owned enterprises employing workers on temporary basis through manpower agecies
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.
| 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 |
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Sri Lanka needs to protect daily wage earners, domestic workers, and allow them to join retirement funds like EPF, ETF
Received $517.4 million in remittances for the month of October, bringing the total to $7.6 billion since May 2022
They rarely see the need for such reintegration as they do not understand the economic and labour market realities.
Sri Lanka cannot be a competitive business hub without adhering to current international labour practices
The study involved surveys of over 550 MSMEs across 10 districts and sector-based interviews, the ILO said.
Sri Lanka has submitted recommendations for a new Employment Act to Legal Draftsman
The new program replaced the politically-motivated Samurdhi scheme
Talks centred on the renewal of the bilateral cooperation on labour migration agreement between the two countries
The world of migration is evolving: We need a fresh approach, one that aligns with the current situation
Foreign Employment ministry to establish migrant worker resource centre in Eastern Province, with NZ grant
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