Deepal Wijayaratne
The sudden demise of Deepal was shocking and almost impossible to believe. It has shown us once again that in the midst of life, we are in death.
I have known Deepal as a school boy who was one class junior to me at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. I remember Deepal being an active debater in College, who showed his oratorical skills very early in the day.
He always impressed me as a quiet and unassuming guy, who was perceptive and focused on whatever he did.
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| Written by Ravi Peiris - Director General of The Employers' Federation of Ceylon | |||
| Wednesday, 15 September 2010 12:24 | |||
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The EFC is the employer constituent of the ILO and a member of the International Organisation of Employers ( IOE), Geneva, and the Confederation of Asia Pacific Employers ( CAPE). Its legal status is that of a trade union of employers registered under the Trade Union Ordinance. The EFC has throughout, in its entire existence respected labour standards, and advised its member employers to work within the framework of the law. Freedom of Association, recognition of Unions, and the right to collectively bargain are fundamental principles and rights at work which the EFC has always respected and protected. In fact, the first Collective Agreement in Sri Lanka was entered into between the EFC and All Ceylon Trade Union Congress in 1929. Ever since then the EFC has collectively bargained on behalf of members and signed many Collective Agreements over the years. The EFC bargains with Unions irrespective of political differences of Trade Unions, recognizing each Union on the basis of having adequate representative strength. This has been the case even before the introduction of the law relating to recognition of Unions. Last year (2009), the EFC facilitated the signing of 57 Collective Agreements. It has a current membership of 524 members representing a wide cross section of industries and has the competence, experience and the status to comment on the matters relating to the petition. Our submissions in relation to some of the matters relating to the petition are as follows:
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