Govt. to discuss people-friendly pension bill
June 2, 2011 12:58 pm
The government holds the right to implement a more people-friendly Private Sector Pension Bill and will do so in the future following discussions, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated.
The private sector pension Bill was temporarily suspended after its impending implementation was met with large-scale opposition which ultimately boiled over at the Katunayaka Free Trade Zone, where protestors and police clashed resulting in the death of one FTZ worker.
Minister Rambukwella said that the government had acted responsibly following the incident, through the suspension of the Bill, the suspension of two Police officers and the IGP’s retirement but there were still some opposition forces that were stirring the public against the government.