Foreign workers in SL must pay mandatory tax
UTV | COLOMBO – The Inland Revenue Department says foreign workers employed in Sri Lanka must pay a mandatory tax. The Department said employers are...
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Nearly 10,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers lost employment – SLBFE
UTV | COLOMBO – Nearly 10,000 Sri Lankans in the Middle East and other countries have lost their jobs, according to Mangala Randeniya, Deputy General...
Sajith promises to help plantation workers
UTV | COLOMBO – Former Minister Sajith Premadasa says he will uplift the livelihoods of the plantation workers after winning the General Election. Speaking at...
Workers must be given additional time to vote- EC
UTV | COLOMBO – The National Election Commission says not granting leave requested by an employee to vote at the 2020 General Election is a...
COVID-19 kills 12 more Lankan workers in Mid East, toll rises to 35
UTV | COLOMBO – Twelve more Sri Lankan migrant workers in Middle Eastern countries have died due to COVID-19 during last three weeks, increasing the...
Nigeria police rescue 300 workers ‘locked in rice factory’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a...
Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India’s strict lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus meant that most factories and businesses shut down, rendering millions jobless. Prime...
India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers
(UTV | COLOMBO) – At least 24 migrant workers trying to return home during a nationwide lockdown have been killed in a crash between two...
‘Increase estate workers daily wage to Rs.1,000’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Vadivel Suresh says estate workers are severely inconvenienced especially during the Thai Pongal festival due to the failure...
Postal workers to launch sick-leave protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Postal workers will engage in ‘sick-leave’ trade union action for 24 hours from midnight tomorrow (21), according to postal trade unions. The trade...