The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment [ 2] (Sinhala : කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්යාංශය ; Tamil : தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு அமைச்சு ) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for labour , foreign employment services and development of Petroleum Resources . The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on labour and other subjects which come under its purview.[ 3] The current Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is Manusha Nanayakkara .[ 1] The ministry's secretary is S. M. Gotabaya Jayaratna.[ 4]
The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka .
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