The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe
Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe said remittances remain vital and the Government aims to increase overseas employment of skilled rather than unskilled workers through coordination with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission. He noted that Sri Lanka does not consistently secure category-wise minimum wages abroad, unlike some countries such as the Philippines, partly due to skills gaps among workers. He stated that TVEC-led upskilling efforts and negotiations by Sri Lankan foreign missions on category-wise minimum wages are under way.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We agree. Remittances are vital. Our plan is to send skilled rather than unskilled workers, coordinating with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission to build a skilled labour force. Regarding minimum wages, some countries like the Philippines define category-wise minima, but Sri Lanka often does not get such across all countries and jobs, partly due to our workers not meeting expected standards. We are working with TVEC to upskill, and our foreign missions are negotiating category-wise minimum wages. Discussions have begun.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21251