The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
On behalf of the Minister of Defence, Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera tabled a response stating that wages, training and recognition of private security agency employees are outside the Defence Ministry’s purview, with wages governed by Labour Commissioner regulations. He noted that private security agencies are registered under the Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act, No. 45 of 1999, and that a Defence Ministry-chaired committee with relevant institutions and industry representatives is further studying the sector.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Defence, I table the answer.
¶ 02 Answer tabled:
¶ 03 (a) (i) Yes. (ii) Matters of wages, training and recognition of employees of private security agencies do not fall under the purview of the Ministry of Defence. Wages are subject to regulations and guidelines periodically issued by the Commissioner of Labour. (iii) Private security agencies are registered with the Ministry of Defence under the Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act, No. 45 of 1999. To further study this area, a committee chaired by the Ministry of Defence with representation from relevant institutions and associations of security agencies has been appointed and is carrying out further study. (iv) Further study is being conducted by the above committee.
¶ 04 (b) Does not arise.
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