Sri Lanka’s workforce is 87 lakhs. 29% of them are employed in agriculture, in the industrial sector 26.%, in the service industry 45%. Before the economic crisis otherwise, by 2020, the number of unemployed people was 451,000. It was 5% of the workforce.
According to an Indian data report, 11 lakh people have lost their jobs due to the crisis. it is 15% of the workforce. About 40 lakh employees have been suffering from salary deductions.
Every year in Sri Lanka, 3 lakh of fresheners join the workforce. Before the economic crisis, annually 10,000 government jobs and 25,000 private sector jobs were offered and 2 lakhs were gone to foreign jobs.
The Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment, Manusha, speaking in Parliament recently, accused the public that the people of Sri Lanka look at the government like a nanny at home. He said that they are waiting for the government to do everything. But Manusha’s area his statement is a cruel lie because Manusha’s ministry is an institution that only exploits the workers without any service.
In the year 2022, nearly two lakhs have left for foreign jobs. 99.9% of those jobs were obtained by paying money to the agencies. As usual, the government only extorted Rs 20,000 to 25000 from those who mortgaged their properties and move overseas jobs.
This year, the football world cup will be held in Quater state. It is worth noting, that because of that one lakh job market is open there. India, Philippines, and Bangladesh have taken over the job market through government intervention. This is just one example. Many such examples can be given.
Rulers must understand that a country can be built not by borrowing but by increasing production
