The government wants to scrap pensions for new civil servants to avoid bankruptcy. Will promises to raise salaries be enough to sweeten the controversial plan?
(CNA) - When Aminah (not her real name) joined the civil service over a decade ago, many of her friends questioned her decision as the pay
Rohan Samarajiva, Tharaka Amarasinghe, and I attended a meeting with the Committee on Comprehensive Social Protection for Workers on 4 January 2024, following an invitation from the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment in Sri Lanka. Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara was present at the meeting, along with representatives from several agencies including the National Planning Department, Social Security Board, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, and International Labour Organisation.
Batalagoda Rubber Estate Workers Fight for Basic Rights groundviews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from groundviews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring Roadmap: Following the evidence – The Island island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Dr Dushni Weerakoon:
Debt restructuring is fundamentally about allocating the associated economic costs to someone. The onus is typically on the debtor country to secure participation from its creditors, applying comparable treatment to all. As with all negotiations, the level and modalities o