The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
She states that justice must be served to all in relation to past tragedies and cautions against political exploitation of victims’ families. She then questions claims made in the debate that private-sector minimum wages will rise from Rs. 21,000 to Rs. 27,000 in April 2025 and Rs. 30,000 in 2026, saying she could not find any official record of such an agreement. She asks the Government to clarify which employer body or company signed the agreement, what certification exists, and indicates an intention to table relevant documentation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 That is DOE. It must be done. Justice must be served to all. However deep a grave is dug, what remains at the end is sorrow—remember this well. Those who climbed politics on the backs of these tragedies—what you say today, those families know.
¶ 02 Next, I must raise this. In this debate it was said that the minimum monthly wage in the private sector at present is Rs. 21,000 and that employers have agreed—through the Employers’ Association—to increase it to Rs. 27,000 from April 2025 and Rs. 30,000 from 2026. When we checked the web, there is no such reference. Where in Sri Lanka is this recorded? We intend to table the relevant document.
¶ 03 There is an Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. With which company or association has such an agreement been signed? Please clarify to this House. Also, what certification do you provide for this?
¶ 04 How much time remains, Hon. Deputy Chair?
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