The book, “The Tripartite Agreement that secured the employment of 3.5 million persons”, written by senior journalist Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe and published by “Desarasa”, was launched recently under the patronage of then Minister of Labour, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, at the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association Auditorium, Battaramulla.
The book is based on the historic Tripartite Agreement among Trade Unions (TU), Employers and the Ministry of Labour that secured employment for 3.5 million employees in the Private Sector, during the Corona pandemic (2020-2022).
Former Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, Mahinda Madihewa made the keynote speech. A large gathering including State Minister of Labour Vadivel Suresh, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakodi, Members of Parliament A.H.M. Fouzie and Yadamini Gunawardena, TU leaders including W.H. Piyadasa, officials of the Ministry of Labour, General Secretary of Joint Apparel Association Forum Yohan Lawrence as well as officials of Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Media Institution representatives including senior journalists, founder of SANASA Dr. P.A. Kiriwandeniya, and Prof. Nanda Dharmarathna, participated in this event.
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