The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 10 June 2026 ·Debate: Debate: Central Bank Rules on Export Proceeds Repatriation and Essential Public Services Resolution

Employment

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Sajith Premadasa raised concern over closures in the apparel sector, asking how many of the 200 apparel factories have shut down and stating that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost. He said he would table in Parliament a list of the factories that have closed.

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¶ 01 How many of the 200 apparel factories have closed? Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost. I will table a list of closed factories in Parliament.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21626