Laws to end the manpower employment system: Minister

Discussions are under way through the National Labour Advisory Council on the legal arrangements needed to end the manpower employment system, Minister Samarasinghe said, addressing a trade union meeting attended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The government does not support the system of paying intermediaries to supply workers to companies, he noted.

Trade unions have long fought to abolish the manpower system, he added.

The unions' demand is to give workers permanent employment.