Committee appointed to explore ways and means of re-employing persons affected by economic crisis

The government has appointed an action committee to work out strategies to re-employ persons impacted by the economic crisis, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says.The committee comprises secretaries from several ministries including Education, Finance, Tourism, Fisheries, Transport, Plantation and Industry. It has been appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The PMD said that by leveraging collective expertise and collaboration across ministries, the action committee would strive to create job opportunities for the victims of the economic crisis.

“Together, we shall navigate the challenges of the economic crisis, providing renewed hope and empowering individuals with the means to build a brighter future,” the PMD has quoted President Wickremesinghe as saying.

Earlier, when Wickremesinghe was Prime Minister, he appointed a tripartite committee to address job losses resulting from the economic crisis.The PMD has said the new action committee will draw from the work of the tripartite committee.Academics and trade unions say a large number of people have lost jobs during the economic crisis.