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Private sector job losses due to Covid-19 : Majority of job losses in apparel  

08 May 2021

  • 15k jobs lost; compensation ordered for 11K  

  • Tourism sector not forthcoming with info on layoffs  

By Yumiko Perera     The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in 15,000 job losses across various sectors in Sri Lanka, and while employees in the apparel sector have taken the biggest blow, the private sector has witnessed an alarming rate of layoffs across several other industries.   Speaking with The Sunday Morning, Minister of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva said: “Out of the 15,000 job losses that have been reported, 7,000-8,000 are from the apparel sector. The rest are from various other industries.”   Out of the 15,000 job losses that have been reported, compensation has been ordered, according to de Silva, for nearly 11,000 terminations under the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, No. 45 of 1971.   The Labour Department recently launched a census to collect information on the private sector employees who have lost their jobs or had been terminated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.   According to de Silva, the tourism sector has not provided sufficient information, hence, ascertaining the number of job losses in the tourism sector has proven to be a tough task. Minister de Silva added that inquiries are underway to look into the matter further.   Attempts made by The Sunday Morning to contact the Commissioner General of Labour Prabath Chandrakeerthi and the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association for comment in this regard proved futile.   

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