Officials of the Ministry of Labour, the Department of Labour, and other relevant government offices have called on the government to allow them to work free of any form of interference.
The demands were made through a protest held in front of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment yesterday by officials of the said government services.
The protesters urged the government to provide an environment where they can exercise powers vested through the laws passed by the legislature independently and freely without any interference.
During the protest, they also demanded that officials who exercise their duties without favour, bias or prejudice should be given necessary protection in case of any threats, in accordance with laws passed by the legislature.
The protest was organised following threats against officials who acted independently and impartially when dealing in accordance with the laws passed by the Parliament with regard to the incident where six people had died after falling into a chemical waste tank in a rubber factory in the Horana area in 2018.
The protestors emphasized that in any case where the laws enacted by the Parliament are used to protect the rights of the people, the officers should be protected as mentioned in those laws.
They further stressed that if this is not the case, government officials will be reluctant to implement the decrees, adding that if such a situation arises, there will be a risk of slowing down the implementation of government policies. (NewsWire)
