The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment (; ) is the
central government
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ministry of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
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. The current Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is
Manusha Nanayakkara
Manusha Nanayakkara (born 24 September 1977) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister, and member of Parliament for the Galle District. He is a journalist by profession and was educated at Mahinda College, Galle. He was appointed as the Min ...
.
The ministry's
secretary
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is S. M. Gotabaya Jayaratna.
Ministers
The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is a member of the
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is a member of the cabinet and its head.
The Dissanayake cabinet is the incumbent central gov ...
.
Secretaries
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Labour and Foreign Employment
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
Labour and Foreign Employment
Members of the Board of Ministers of Ceylon