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| � The Government has decided to suspend the proposed private sector pension scheme with immediate effect amidst protets by Free Trade Zone workers and other sectors. The decision was taken after the SLFP central Committee met today. The government also decided to close the FTZ tomorrow inorder to restore normalcy. Earlier police and FTZ workers battled each other when police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas to disperse protestors in Katunayaka. The Inspector General of� Police Dr. Mahinda Balasuriya claimed only eight workers were injured along with 15 police officers,� but Trade unionist claimed over 250 workers had been injured. Labour Minister Gamini Lokuge on Monday noon said Free Trade Zone workers are to be kept out of� the proposed private sector pension sceheme, the Government Information Department said.
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Police and FTZ workers battled each other during a protest campaign by the FTZ workers in Katunayaka against the pension scheme. Pictures by�W. Hubert Fdo |
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Source: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php/latest/7795-ftz-workers-to-be-kept-out-of-pension-scheme
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