Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment

Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment
කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍යාංශය
தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters2nd Floor, Labour Secretariat, Colombo
6°53′30.30″N 79°52′33.80″E / 6.8917500°N 79.8760556°E / 6.8917500; 79.8760556
Annual budget
  • Rs. 2 billion (2017, recurrent)
  • Rs. 4 billion (2017, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • H. M. Gamini Senevirathne, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Department of Labour
  • Department of Manpower and Employment
  • Employees' Provident Fund
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • National Institute of Labour Studies
  • Office of the Commissioner of Workmen’s Compensation
  • Shrama Vasana Fund
  • Employees' Trust Fund Board
  • Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
  • Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Websitelabourmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment[2] (Sinhala: කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for labour, foreign employment services and development of Petroleum Resources. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on labour and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is Manusha Nanayakkara.[1] The ministry's secretary is S. M. Gotabaya Jayaratna.[4]

  1. ^ a b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.