People of North and South should unite to rebuild SL: Manusha

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara yesterday in Jaffna called for people of north and south to unite to rebuild Sri Lanka. 

“The Government is working hard to rebuild the fallen country while treating all equally regardless of caste, religion, colour and party, and stressed that the people of both North and South should unite and support this effort irrespective of differences,” Nanayakkara said after inspecting the preparations for “Glocal Fair 2023” organised by the Ministry at the Muttraveli Stadium in Jaffna today and tomorrow.

He said it was the first ‘Glocal Fair’ following the successful conclusion of a preliminary trial program in Galle.

He stressed that the first ‘Glocal Fair’ in Jaffna showcases in practice that reconciliation does not only take place on the days of the UN Human Rights Council sessions.

“We are one country, one nation. We don’t have any differences such as caste, religion, colour and party. We are all one nation. As a Government, we invite all to join hands in our journey irrespective of differences to rebuild the country. We are in the North today and we urge the people to forget differences and party politics and support our efforts. Forget religious differences, caste differences. We all are Sri Lankans. What we want is to treat all people equally and provide equal opportunities,” Minister Nanayakkara said.

He said that the ‘Glocal Fair’ in Jaffna will bring under one roof all the institutions of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment. It will be supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and the Central Bank.

“We have made arrangements to provide all solutions to labour related matters faced by the public in the north, in their area itself, without them having to come to Colombo. The ‘Glocal Fair’ in Jaffna will bring all relevant ministries and institutions related to labour matters under one roof and will provide the people with solutions,” the Minister added.

The Minister explaining details about new initiatives by his ministry said the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has started a mobile service which is providing awareness on all foreign employment related matters at village level.

Speaking about the Glocal Fair in Jaffna he said that it was a unique event in the sense that this was the first time a Ministry with support from other stakeholders is imparting its full services in the outstations at a regional level.