The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment (; ) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for labour, foreign employment services and development of Petroleum Resources. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on labour and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is Manusha Nanayakkara. The ministry's secretary is S. M. Gotabaya Jayaratna.
Ministers The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
+ Ministers of LabourNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs Ceylon National Congress Governors of British Ceylon Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce Ceylon National Congress All Ceylon Tamil Congress United National Party Minister of Labour and Social Services United National Party Minister of Labour Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour, Housing and Social Services Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour Independent Minister of Labour and Nationalised Services Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour and Social Services United National Party Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour United National Party United National Party Minister of Labour and Social Welfare United National Party United National Party Minister of Labour and Vocational Training United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour, Youth Affairs and Mineral Resources Development Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower United National Party Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement Minister of Labour and Labour Relations United National Party Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development Malik SamarawickramaUnited National PartyRavindra SamaraweeraUnited National PartyMinister of Labour and Trade Union RelationsGamini Lokuge Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources DevelopmentDaya GamageUnited National PartyMinister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social EmpowermentNimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyGotabaya RajapaksaMinister of LabourVidura WickremanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaManusha NanayakkaraSamagi Jana BalawegayaMinister of Labour and Foreign EmploymentUnited National PartyIncumbentRanil Wickremesinghe
Secretaries
+ Labour SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement Secretary Labour and Labour Relations Secretary Justice and Labour Relations Secretary Labour and Trade Union Relations Secretary S.A. Nimal SaranathissaMay 2017Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development SecretaryH.M. Gamini SenevirathneNovember 2018Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development Secretary
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