Topic
Employment
1,754 speeches · 310 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 84 |
| 2 | Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF | 78 |
| 3 | Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, M.P. JJB | 60 |
| 4 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 45 |
| 5 | Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe, M.P. JJB | 41 |
| 6 | Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, M.P. JJB | 32 |
| 7 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 31 |
| 8 | Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, M.P. JJB | 30 |
| 9 | Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF | 29 |
| 10 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 23 |
Speeches
1,754 on this topic- 21 October 2025 The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF AI summary Asked the Minister to clarify how Ceylon Electricity Board employees will be assigned to four new companies under the new Act, including whether the process amounts to a new appointment or merely an intimation. He sought details on the implications for existing grades such as BES, promotion procedures, and salary scales, and also requested a clear response on whether electricity tariffs will be increased. Oral Question 5: Ceylon Electricity Board Regional Offices Read →
- 21 October 2025 The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy JJB AI summary Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody provided answers on CEB staffing, generation and restructuring, stating that Distribution Divisions 01-04 have 16,159 employees against an approved cadre of 18,948, leaving 2,789 vacancies, including 93 engineer vacancies in regional electrical engineer offices. He said recruitment of 60 electrical, seven mechanical and three civil engineers had been processed with Cabinet approval but temporarily suspended due to CEB restructuring. He presented electricity generation figures by source for 2024 and up to May 2025, and said the CEB would not be privatized, as the 2025 amendment replaces the earlier unbundling plan with six fully state-owned companies. He added that employees would be assigned to new companies or allowed voluntary retirement, and outlined activities of CEB-linked entities including LECO, Lanka Coal Company and Sri Lanka Energies Company. Oral Question 5: Ceylon Electricity Board Regional Offices Read →
- 21 October 2025 The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF AI summary Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana asked the Minister of Energy for detailed information on the Ceylon Electricity Board’s regional offices, staffing adequacy, engineer vacancies, and recruitment plans. He also sought details on electricity generation sources and output, whether the CEB would be privatized and how employees would be affected, as well as information on CEB-affiliated companies’ projects, employee numbers, excess staff, and the areas served by LECO. Oral Question 5: Ceylon Electricity Board Regional Offices Read →
- 21 October 2025 Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning JJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha presented the Department of Labour’s Annual Performance Report for 2024 and moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital. The House agreed to the motion. Presentation of Papers and Committee Reports Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara JJB AI summary T.K. Jayasundara moved to designate the Hiniduma-Kanneliya-Sinharaja “Southern Mist Triangle” as a tourism zone, supporting a proposal to Gazette the area and create administrative structures under the Tourism Ministry. He called for conservation-led development, including premium long-stay wellness residences, model tourism villages, homestays, adventure and wellness facilities, and value-added local products such as tea, kithul, cinnamon and spices. He also proposed training for local service providers and a unified administrative framework across provincial boundaries to ensure benefits reach surrounding communities. Private Members' Motion P.42/2025: Sinharaja Tourism Zone Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman UNP AI summary Hon. Jeevan Thondaman supported the Motion on the Ruwanpura Expressway and emphasized the importance of road development in estate areas, citing road rehabilitation and funding allocations made during his period in government. He raised procedural concerns about his microphone being cut off in the Chamber and criticized alleged misstatements regarding housing, asking how many houses the current administration had built and distinguishing between completed houses and land or ownership certificates. He also questioned progress on estate workers’ wage increases, referring to earlier proposals for a Rs. 1,700 wage and competing demands for Rs. 2,138. Private Members' Motion P.41/2025: Ruwanpura Expressway Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB AI summary Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised a Private Notice question under Standing Order 27(2) seeking government responses on unresolved issues in the education sector, including university academic vacancies, staff recruitment, salary anomalies, facilities, and the migration of academics. He requested data and policy explanations on reported school closures, education reforms including the status of History and Aesthetics subjects, and promised teacher salary increases, difficult area allowances, and Guru Setha loan interest reductions. He also sought specific timelines for recruiting Central Province teacher examination candidates and implementing the settlement to absorb Development Officers who served as teachers into the teacher service. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha JJB AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayantha tabled answers regarding the recruitment and placement of 10,326 graduates under a 2000 Ministry of Finance and Planning letter, including appointment dates for three intakes and confirmation instructions. He stated that institutional details and service minutes should be obtained from the respective bodies, that recruitment schemes have been prepared, and that promotions are governed either by the Development Officers’ Service Minute or by schemes being prepared by relevant departments. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman UNP AI summary Jeevan Thondaman accused the Minister of misleading Parliament about housing delivery and asked how many houses had been built during the year. He also demanded a timeline for preparing and issuing 2,307 deeds and pressed the Minister to state whether estate wages could be increased. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna JJB AI summary K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna stated that the Budget increased public servants’ basic salaries and that private-sector wages had also been raised within the legal framework. He said the Government is intervening with 69 estate employers to implement the President’s policy decision to raise estate workers’ daily wage to Rs. 1,700. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake noted that no answer had been provided to the first matter raised, concerning an increase in estate workers’ wages. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 10 October 2025 The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake said his question on tea factory closures had been submitted six months earlier after a former Tea Small Holdings Development Authority Chairman claimed 225 factories had closed in a year, a statement later corrected, and he also noted that a Minister’s claim about Sri Lanka winning a Nobel prize for tea was inaccurate. He welcomed the planned issuing of deeds in Bandarawela to people connected to estates, but asked whether estate workers, who have long sought a wage increase, would receive one this year given the government’s time in office. Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025) Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development JJB AI summary Minister Anil Jayantha said the Government’s policy statement sets a long-term direction for achieving broad-based prosperity and a dignified standard of living, and argued that progress should be judged against stabilization and direction rather than a complete transformation within 100 days. He stated that the Government has stabilized the economy after crisis conditions, citing returning growth, low inflation within the flexible inflation-targeting framework, improved fiscal discipline, and strengthened revenues. He contrasted this with what he described as unfulfilled pledges, corruption, debt accumulation, and economic collapse under previous administrations. He also said stalled projects such as the Central Expressway are being restarted through renegotiation and loss minimization, while rejecting claims that the Government accepted higher-cost financing from China Exim Bank. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Final Speeches Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan SJB AI summary (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan began to address the House regarding “NEVIDA,” but the provided excerpt contains no substantive remarks, proposals, questions, or arguments to summarize. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Continued Discussion Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure JJB AI summary The Minister rejected claims that trade unions had undermined the plantation collective agreement, stating that negotiations with employers were continuing to secure a livable income for workers and that the government would take necessary measures. He highlighted increases in education and welfare allowances, including Mahapola, student stipends, Grade 5 scholarship support, vocational training payments, and assistance for low-income and vulnerable children. He also noted expanded fertilizer support, including raising the general subsidy to Rs. 25,000 and providing coconut fertilizer at a reduced price following a 55,000 MT shipment. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Continued Discussion Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan SJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan argued that economic recovery should not rely on higher taxation alone but on increased production, exports, and measures to improve incomes, particularly for poor, middle-class, plantation, and rural communities. He welcomed anti-corruption efforts and improvements in tourism and housing, but said these were insufficient without policies to reduce poverty, support small industries facing high electricity and tax costs, and ensure genuine guarantees for plantation housing. He also questioned rice price controls, arguing that enforcement against retailers is unfair unless mill-level prices are regulated, and requested a response on the New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Continued Discussion Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources JJB AI summary Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar welcomed the adjournment motion as an opportunity to outline the Government’s first year under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, arguing that it has begun addressing corruption, drugs, economic instability and public distrust. He contrasted the Government’s record with past administrations, including references to communal violence, the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Jaffna Library burning, while stating he would focus on current work. He said economic confidence had improved, ethnic and religious tensions had reduced, and development in the North was being accelerated through projects including the KKS jetty, Myliddy harbour, sports facilities, land title grants, return of military-held civilian lands, and proposed industrial zones in Iranamadu, Parantan and Mankulam. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Continued Discussion Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka argued that, one year after the President and NPP received a large mandate, many election pledges remain unfulfilled. He cited promises on reducing fuel prices, electricity tariffs, VAT on essential and agricultural items, rice imports, paddy prices, fertilizer subsidies, teacher-principal salary anomalies, senior citizens’ interest rates, and local school access, alleging that outcomes have differed from campaign commitments. He also criticized the handling of issues such as the former Speaker’s qualifications, the wildlife census on crop damage, and the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative, and said the Opposition had brought the adjournment debate to remind the Government of these commitments. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Continued Discussion Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour JJB AI summary Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe rejected a Member’s claim on pensions, stating that pension adjustments planned from 2020 after the 2016–2020 wage increases were halted by the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Government. He said the current Government will align pensions by 1 January 2027 for those retiring during the present three wage-adjustment phases, while phasing adjustments for 2016–2018 retirees between July 2025 and July 2027. He also stated that an Education Council chaired by the Prime Minister has been established and that a committee report led by Prof. S.T. Dayaratne will be presented, with the aim of professionalizing the teaching service, removing anomalies, and improving standards. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Multiple Speakers Read →
- 9 October 2025 The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF AI summary Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana questioned whether the Government had delivered on its promise of “A Prosperous Country - A Beautiful Life,” citing World Bank poverty figures, rising public debt, and continued borrowing. He argued that promised reductions in fuel prices, electricity costs, VAT on essentials, fair prices for farmers and fisherfolk, affordable vehicles, and collateral-free youth loans had not materialized. He called for Provincial Council elections to be held promptly in 2026 so voters could assess the Government’s performance, and criticized what he described as the Government’s focus on weekly political themes rather than implementation. Adjournment Debate: Implementation of Manifesto - Multiple Speakers Read →