The Government is drafting new legislation aimed at abolishing the manpower labour system in Sri Lanka, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe has stated.

Addressing the National Trade Union Conference in Colombo today (7), the Minister noted that the Government does not support the practice of workers having to pay intermediaries for employment.

He also stated that efforts to secure permanent employment and protect the rights of manpower workers would be strengthened.