The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
The Minister stated that complaints regarding violations of workers’ rights or harassment fall under the authority of the Ministry of Labour. He added that, in relation to the plantation sector, his Ministry refers reported incidents to the relevant legal authorities and engages estate management to take appropriate action.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 If workers’ rights are violated or they are subjected to harassment, the competent authority for complaints and intervention is the Ministry of Labour. Nevertheless, since we oversee the plantation sector, whenever such incidents are reported to us, we refer them to the legal authorities and also discuss with estate management to take appropriate action from our side.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20221