TUs campaign for private sector salary increase
Private sector trade unions have launched a
campaign for a salary increase and demand a Rs. 15,000 minimum basic
salary for private sector employees. Secretary of the Inter Company
Employees' Union and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna parliamentarian
Wasantha Samarasinghe said that with the increasing cost-of-living
the workers in the private sector have been compelled to demand a
salary increase. Private sector salaries should be increased
parallel to the government sector salary increase.
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Lebanon crisis hits Lanka by $ 9m in remittances per month
As a result of the Lebanon crisis Sri Lanka will
lose nearly US$ 9 million in foreign remittances per month,
according to the Foreign Employment Bureau. This is nearly 10% of
the total remittance from Middle East countries. Sources said that
there are nearly 90,000 Sri Lankan employees in Lebanon and most of
them are housemaids.
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Over 30% power distribution loss in remote areas
The distribution loss of electricity in remote
areas is over 30 percent. If a household consumes 1000W then the
Ceylon Electricity Board will have to generate 1300W to the consumer
because 300W are lost during distribution and transmission. To solve
the rural electrification crisis we need to have decentralised power
generating systems with isolated mini grids operated independently,
said Chairman, Hydropower International (Pvt) Ltd. Nishantha
Nanayakkara.
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