National Chamber Forum on “Night Work for Women and Five Day Working Week”

Mr Thilak Godmanna, President, National Chamber (third from right). Mr Mahadeva, Commissioner of Labour (third from left) and Mr Kanishka Weerasinghe, DG, EFC (second from left). Mr Bandula Dissanayake, SG/CEO at the extreme left. Mr Hariharan Padmanaban, Chief Operating Officer of Excelsoft and Director of SLASSCOM (second from right) and Mr Shakthi Ranathunga, HR Director, MAS Holding extreme right at the head table.

The current labour law restricts night work for women and many female employees keep away from night work, thus reducing productivity in industries. In this backdrop the Chamber invited key stakeholders for an open Discussion/Forum on the subject of ‘Night Work for Women and 5 Day Working Week ’on 26 June 2015 in the afternoon hours,at the Chamber Auditorium. Representatives from the Garment industry, Telecom-Mobitel, IT/BPO- SLASSCOM, Employers Federation of Ceylon aired their views and shared their experiences.