Tag: Workers

Foreign workers in SL must pay mandatory tax

Foreign workers in SL must pay mandatory tax

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Inland Revenue Department says foreign workers employed in Sri Lanka must pay a mandatory tax. ... Read More

Nearly 10,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers lost employment – SLBFE

Nearly 10,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers lost employment – SLBFE

Jul 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nearly 10,000 Sri Lankans in the Middle East and other countries have lost their jobs, according ... Read More

Sajith promises to help plantation workers

Sajith promises to help plantation workers

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister Sajith Premadasa says he will uplift the livelihoods of the plantation workers after winning ... Read More

Workers must be given additional time to vote- EC

Workers must be given additional time to vote- EC

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Election Commission says not granting leave requested by an employee to vote at the ... Read More

COVID-19 kills 12 more Lankan workers in Mid East, toll rises to 35

COVID-19 kills 12 more Lankan workers in Mid East, toll rises to 35

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twelve more Sri Lankan migrant workers in Middle Eastern countries have died due to COVID-19 during ... Read More

Nigeria police rescue 300 workers ‘locked in rice factory’

Nigeria police rescue 300 workers ‘locked in rice factory’

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and ... Read More

Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities

Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities

May 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India’s strict lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus meant that most factories and businesses shut ... Read More

India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers

India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers

May 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 24 migrant workers trying to return home during a nationwide lockdown have been killed ... Read More

‘Increase estate workers daily wage to Rs.1,000’

‘Increase estate workers daily wage to Rs.1,000’

Jan 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Vadivel Suresh says estate workers are severely inconvenienced especially during the ... Read More

Duty-free worker’s attempt to smuggle out gold biscuits worth millions busted

Duty-free worker’s attempt to smuggle out gold biscuits worth millions busted

Dec 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An employee of a duty-free shop at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has been imposed a ... Read More

All leave of railway workers cancelled – General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways

All leave of railway workers cancelled – General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways

Oct 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All leave of railway employees have been cancelled and they are urged to report to work ... Read More

Postal workers to launch sick-leave protest

Postal workers to launch sick-leave protest

Jul 20, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Postal workers will engage in ‘sick-leave’ trade union action for 24 hours from midnight tomorrow (21), according to ... Read More

Postal workers’ strike continues…

Postal workers’ strike continues…

Jul 17, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The token strike action of the postal workers at the Central Mail Exchange over their grievances is continued ... Read More

Notices issued to 8 workers of the Wellampitiya Copper Factory

Notices issued to 8 workers of the Wellampitiya Copper Factory

May 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The eight suspects, who were arrested at the copper factory in Wellampitiya and granted bail, have been issued ... Read More