The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake questioned the Minister on why the matter had gone to the Court of Appeal and why employees had protested if there was no issue regarding ETF Board salary decisions. He argued that the Ministry of Finance representatives and the Board should be accountable for denying Budget-funded salary increases to about 523 employees, despite a recommendation from the Commissioner General of Labour. He tabled documents from the Labour Commissioner General and the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission in support of his claim.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, if there is no issue, why go to the Court of Appeal, and why did employees protest? You said the ETF Board acted properly. The Ministry of Finance has three representatives on the Board. If the Board took a wrong decision, they must be accountable. The Commissioner General of Labour, under you, has recommended increasing salaries — I table that document, along with a Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission document. About 523 employees are affected; Budget-funded increases have not reached these 523 because of a Board decision. The Ministry should not have allowed this. I table the documents.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 September 2025. No. 1759483897051145. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20073