Foreign Minister briefs UN Special Rapporteur on the progress of labor welfare in SL

The mandate of the Special Rapporteur includes but is not limited to issues such as: traditional slavery, debt bondage, forced labour, children in slavery and slavery-like conditions, sexual slavery, forced and early marriages as well as issues faced by migrant workers and foreign labour.

During the meeting, the Foreign Minister discussed Sri Lanka’s progress related to labour welfare and the constructive steps taken by the government to eradicate child labour.

He also elaborated on the steps taken to bring the country’s labour laws in line with international standards in a number of areas including child labour, migrant workers and debt bondage.