Sri Lanka Railways plans to recruit 8,000 workers

State-run Sri Lanka Railways is planning to recruit 8,000 workers to take the total up to 20,000 which is the permitted cadre, officials said amid plans by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to trim the state sector to reduce the tax burden on the public.

https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-railways-plans-to-recruit-8000-workers-109256/

Economy Next

2023-01-18

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