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| Sunday, 24 February 2002 |
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WESCO re-commences production The Werahera Engineering Services Company Ltd. (WESCO) has recommenced production at their workshops to build new bus bodies under the one hundred day program of the government. Over 1200 work in the centres coming under WESCO. WESCO sources said that they have recommenced production at their workshops at Werahera ending a temporary closure during the past few months. The workshop employs 1200 persons to build new bus bodies and to rehabilitate the damaged buses. During the last regime approximately 2300 buses were imported from India, thereby denying work opportunities to Wesco, which in turn resulted in the temporary closure of the workshops. The new government has introduced the 100 Day Action Plan with a view to improving the State transport service as well and has decided to rehabilitate at least 2000 buses out of 4000 buses, which are lying in a state of disrepair and the La'tec Group (which owns Wesco) has been selected to carry out the necessary work. Consequent to this decision of the Government necessary arrangements were made by La'tec to reopen the Werahera factory. The Commissioner General of Labour in order to facilitate good employer-employee relationship convened a series of discussions under his Chairmanship and the final meeting was held on the 19th instant. The management of Wesco and the representatives of Trade Unions headed by the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya decided to recommence work immediately. All issues relating to the recommencement was amicably settled. The management of La'tec adhering to good principles of labour management voluntarily considered to pay Rs. 70 million in settlement of arrears of wages and other payments for the last 9 months. Already the factories in Kahagolla and Keppitipola are functioning at optimum level and with Werahera, La'tec will help the country to save valuable foreign exchange and generate more employment opportunities. The most important factor will be to encourage local industries and limit the import of foreign built buses. |
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