Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Sinhala; Sinhalese: කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍යාංශය
Tamil: தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு அமைச்சு
Seal:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Jurisdiction:Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters:2nd Floor, Labour Secretariat, Colombo
Minister1 Name:Hon. Manusha Nanayakkara[1]
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment
Chief1 Name:H. M. Gamini Senevirathne
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Child1 Agency:Department of Labour
Child2 Agency:Department of Manpower and Employment
Child3 Agency:Employees' Provident Fund
Child4 Agency:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Child5 Agency:National Institute of Labour Studies
Child6 Agency:Office of the Commissioner of Workmen’s Compensation
Child7 Agency:Shrama Vasana Fund
Child8 Agency:Employees' Trust Fund Board
Child9 Agency:Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment[2] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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]

Ministers

The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Ministers of Labour
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!align="center" rowspan=3 style="background:black; color:white;"Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce [5]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[6]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour and Social Services [7] [8]
!align="center" rowspan=2 style="background:; color:white;"align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour [9] [10]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[11]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services [12] [13] [14] [15]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour [16]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3Minister of Labour and Nationalised Services [17]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[18]
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Labour and Social Services
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing [19] [20]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour [21]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[22] [23] [24]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=4Minister of Labour and Social Welfare [25]
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!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour and Vocational Training [26]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[27]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[28] [29]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3Minister of Labour [30]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3Minister of Labour, Youth Affairs and Mineral Resources Development [31] [32]
Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment [33] [34] [35] [36]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower [37] [38] [39]
!align="center" rowspan=2 style="background:; color:white;"United National PartyMinister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement [40] [41] [42]
Minister of Labour and Labour Relations [43] [44]
United National PartyMinister of Justice and Labour Relations [45] [46] [47] [48]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Labour [49] [50] [51] [52]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations [53] [54] [55] [56]
Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development [57] [58]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Malik SamarawickramaUnited National Party
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Ravindra SamaraweeraUnited National PartyMinister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Gamini LokugeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Daya GamageUnited National PartyMinister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Nimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party!align="center" rowspan=3 style="background:; color:white;"Gotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Labour
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Vidura WickremanayakeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Manusha NanayakkaraSamagi Jana BalawegayaMinister of Labour and Foreign Employment
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"United National PartyIncumbent!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Ranil Wickremesinghe

Secretaries

Labour Secretaries
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Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement Secretary [59]
Labour and Labour Relations Secretary [60]
Justice and Labour Relations Secretary [61] [62] [63] [64]
Labour and Trade Union Relations Secretary [65] [66] [67]
S.A. Nimal SaranathissaMay 2017Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development Secretary
H.M. Gamini SenevirathneNovember 2018Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development Secretary

Notes and References

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