Estate workers to get loans for Deepavali

The government will provide a loan of Rs 3,500 for estate workers for the Deepavali festival in addition to the Rs 6,500 salary advance, Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake says. MORE..

November 6, 2015  07:50 pm|

79 estate workers hospitalised after drinking tea

At least 79 estate workers have been hospitalized after consuming tea, suspected to have been accidentally mixed with agrochemicals, in the Piranmalai area in Haputale. MORE..

June 10, 2015  02:08 pm|

Govt urges Saudi to raise minimum wage of housemaids

Sri Lanka has requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to increase the minimum wage of SR900 set for its domestic workers because of the rising cost of living in the island. MORE..

May 16, 2015  01:39 pm|

Rights group says SL workers abused at Abu Dhabi worksites

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused an Abu Dhabi company building local branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums of mistreating its migrant workers from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, despite some improvements five years after the group first raised concerns. MORE...

February 11, 2015  11:03 am|